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THURSDAY, OCTOBER I, 1953
Our Collegiate Students
°DITH • THIS ISSUE of the Clinton News-
yv Record, we .are commencing a feature
which we hope will be a regular one. That is,
a column this week entitled "Collegiate Cates- •
trophes", which will be written by the students
at Clinton District Collegiate Institute. To the
initial stony these young writers have brought
an account of the Field Day which is but one
of the many events planned to take place
throughout the school year.
We have for some time been aware that
the activities at CDCI were not being given
their due recognition by us, but .for various
reasons, 'including a small staff and the sub-
sequent lack of time, nothing could be done
about it .earlier. Now, with the co-operation
of the staff and students, we hope to bring
you news of CDCI regularly.
These teen-agers of Clinton and district are
not 'so very far away frons, being the adults:
the taxpayers and businessmen of tomorrow.
Right now they may seem young to us and at
times irresponsible. But they are "good kids",
all of them. They are doing their utmost to
get a good education and make a sound future
for themselves.
The next editorial was written by a young
man who is an example of this very striving.
George Beatty was editor of the CDCI. year
book, De Schola, last year. . This fall he is
attending Ryerson Institute in Toronto, and
there is taking a. course in journalism and press-
work, in preparation for a life in newspaper
work.
We take pleasure in re -printing his editorial
from De Schola, and in wishing George success
in his chosen life work,
(By
George Beatty)
WAIT A SECOND. Do you mean you are
9T' going to read the editorial? Why, no-
body ever reads the.. editorial. I would even
venture to say that no emore than half a
dozen of us students have ever read an editorial
In a newspaper or magazine. Many, or perhaps
most of us, never read beyond the funnies, and
if we do, only the sport sedtion. Nat that
both these sections are poor and uninteresting
reading material and be it far from me to con-
demn them, but I do think with the vast selec-
tion from which we have to choose, our reading
ability should be more versatile.
The editorial' subject should be something
about which we are concerned at the present
moment—the peace of the world, the Korean
situation, the United Nations, and a gross more
subjects. But must we leave our own country,
our own province, our own town to get material
for an editorial that only a _handful of you
will read? Now here it is, in the -plainest of
English.
There is a lesson we all must learn; some
of us will .learn it the hard way, others will
be lucky. That lesson is the three C's of
driving—Care, Courtesy; and Commonsense. It
it is a privilege for you that your father allows
you to use his car and only justice for you to
use it as just such a privilege. Those three
C's not only apply to driving, but to the asking
as well. This I will try to prove,
Many of your fathers, when they permit
you to drive their automobiles, are permitting
you to use an investment, in many, cases, of
over two thousand dollars. Heaped upon this
are insurance (which, I might add,'. costs some-
what extra with you driving), gasoline, tires,
oil, repairs, and depreciation. When one thinks
it over, there is no denial that it is some
privilege.
Have you ever placed yourself in your fath-
er's position when you ask him for the use of
his car? Probably not. Do so sometimes.
Here is what it is like—a boy or girl of per-
haps sixteen or seventeen years, a new car,
and the possibility that neither you nor the
car will be worth picking up in the morning.
He cannot sleep till he hears you coming in,
and we wonder why,
Here is a proposition. First of all, it is
only courtesy that you prove to your father
that you are capable of driving his car. Just
because you have a permit does not neceesarilyj
signify that you are capable. Secondly, take
an interest in the car, by washing it, and by
doing a score of other little chores. These are
the things dad notices, and I will bet you ten -
to -one you will be well repaid, Thirdly, when
you ask for the car, do so reasonably, being
courteous and sensible. When you do get the
car use it sanely by not racing and raring just
because "The fellas are watching". Take the
utmost precaution because, if you fail to, I
can guarantee dad will require a short time to
hear about it. Lastly, go where you want to
go, but keep the distance within reason. Make
a true effort to express the three C's, good rules
to follow. I know, because many times I did
not follow them. The times I did, I felt a
thousand times better.
That's my editorial, My speech to the few
who will read it, but I do hope that those who
do, derive some benefit. And listen, all you
dads, give him the car. now and again; and
you junior, take it easy.
We Still Think it a "Snap" Decision
' LAST WEEK IN THESE COLUMNS we ques-
tioned the wisdom of the town councillors
in their move of the municipal offices of the
town to the location at the corner of William
and Ontario Streets, known as the old public
school. Elsewhere on this page is a letter
written by one who has attended the council
meetings where this subject was discussed, and
one other gathering which it was not our privi-
lege to attend. This writer apparently ques-
tions our wisdom in questioning the wisdom of
the councillors.
We were invited to attend an inspection
of the old public school, when all members of
the council and the clerk were present. All of
the councillors had been at the school previous-
ly, had seen the building, and had formed their
opinion. Without suggestion from the repre-
sentatives of the press at that inspection, the
party would have proceeded no further than
the main floor of the building. However, we
were ,shown through the upper floor of the
school, and through the basement and the fur-
nace room, by two of the councillors. We are
in agreement with the council in their opinion
that the old school is, to outward appearances
at Least, a sound building.
We have had no like opportunity to inspect
the town hall. Our only experience with it has
been some extremely uncomfortable sessions at
meetings in the auditorium during the past
twelve months, when the temperature was cer-
tainly far below what could be considered warm,.
and regular council and other meetings which
in the course of our duties we attended in
the council chamber. We had formed the opin-
ion quite some time ago that the condition of
the paint, the plaster, the windows, the curtains
on the auditorium stage, and the appearance of
the town hall generally was deplorably drab
and disheartening. The outside of the town hall
is certainly nothing to be proud of. With the
exception of the gay flower beds planted by the
l-Iorticutural Society, . it has ,had no attention
for several years, as far' as we can ascertain.
We are not partidularly questioning the
wisdom of the move. We do contend that this
action was taken swiftly and without due con-
sideration. letter his letter to the editor our friend asserts
that the councillors did give it considerable
thottghtt 22 hours by his figuring. We agree
that 22 hours may be sufficient deliberation.
7-lowever, we feel that any decision which af-
fects so many people, should be given more
time than was given this. The townsfolk
should have had some idea of the move, well
in advance of the move.
Council met for its monthly session on
September 14. At that time the subject of
disposal of the school building and the heating
of the town hall, was referred to a special meet-
ing to be called by the mayor. We are aware
now, that the date for this special meeting was
set before this paper was published on Septem-
ber 17. If council had been considering the
wishes of the electorate, the date of the meet-
ing, along with the proposed agenda could have
been made public in that issue of this paper
or otherwise. This was • not .;done.
Therefore the council decided on September
21 that a move to the public school building
was desirable. -Three days later the move was
accomplished.
Perhaps this move to the old public school
may be considered a temporary matter only.
Perhaps it was merely to have a warm place
for the municipal offices until some renovation
could be made to the old town hall. We
certainly hope this was so, otherwise; until we
are satisfied that the people of Clinton are in
accord with the move, then we must contend
that council moved much too hastily in a mat-
ter which should have been ,Investigated more
thoroughly.
Our letter writer states that the school ,/
board said nothing against the old school build-
ing, other than that it was unsuitable for pres-
ent day educational purposes. His next sentence
is rather ambiguous. Going on the assumption
that he means that the only thing the school
board reported the school unsuited for was for
education, we reply that we didn't say they
had.
One Other thing, though: the old school
was pronounced a fire trap, and in an official
report to the people through the pages of this
newspaper, one of the reasons given was that
through years of oiling the floors, the wood had
become saturated, presenting a fire hazard; an-
other reason given was that the furnace was
located under a wooden stairway. These coni
ditions still exist, and therefore a fire hazard
still exists. Is it, then, a wise move to have
any of the town's records, valuable papers or
properties in a building with an anknowledged
fire hazard, when a fireproof vault is in ex-
istence in the town hall?
A Contrast In Timing
COUNCIL ACTED RIGHT SPEEDILY and
without hesitation hi the move to abandon
the -town hall, in favour of the old public
.;drool building, Without publicising, their in-
tentions, they held a special meeting, made
their decision and three days later Clinton was
provided with a Municipal Building.
Within the Municipal Building (an official
sounding title isn't it?) are the police office,
the assessor's office, and the town clerk's of.
flee. There has as yet been no capital expense
to the building, so with the exception of the
police office, the offices are set up with a class-
room apiece; large many -paned windows and
IA. wall of blackboards in each room.
Consider in contrast the delays which harry
the attempt of some to get the Clinton Town
Planning Board into- existence. There is a
Board which all councillors have expressed them-
aa:lves eager to see formed, The mayor stated
e the the sooner It was formed better off
the town would be The others
agreed with
'hint. That was six months ego. So far the by,,
raw to authorize the formation of this board
t gas received two readings,
"There are several interested and capable
A
men in Clinton who have expressed their wil-
lingness to act on this board, • Surely the coun-
cillors could show a little interest and action
in this most important matter, when the mov.
ing of the municipal offices from the town
hall was accomplished in a matter of hours.
Lookout
1 LIKE A porch on a house! What if the space
Could be inane into another room;
Who says it's wasted? Not when children race
Across it on the' handle of a broom,
Or roller-skate along it, or just sit
On the steps, and look, and think a bit?
e thepeas,
h istheaceand shell s
The po c place to stopp ,
u thekittens incorner of
And put teens r l the oto ,
To rook a while, with Suri about your knees,
Or say hello, or good -by, to one you love.
It Is our first lookout, always, for spring;
We see, from it, fall's last blackbird take wing.
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From Our Earle Files
40 YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO
'The Clinton News -Record
Thursday, September 25, 1913
The lot:al Conservatives re -or-
ganized on Monday night and
elected the following officers;
president, A. J. Grigg; vice-presi-
dent, H. E. Rorke; secretary, W.
L. Johnson; treasurer, D. Cant-
elon; ward chairmen, R. J. Cluff,
James A. Ford, P. Cantelon, D.
Cantelon.
James Campbell, the veteran
clerk of Hullett Township, was in
town yesterday, conferring with
Judge Doyle re voters' list re-
vision.
Misses Mayfrid, Allis, Elva
Wiltse and Emma Levis were
delegates from the Ontario Street
Church League to the convention
at Holmesville.
John Stewart has completed the
work on the new sidewalk on
Main Street, Londesboro, and also
the platform in front of the coun-
cil chamber.
Murray Draper, William Tip -
lady. Martin O'Donnell, Dave
Cook, Albert Carter, C. East, and
N. East have gone down country
to assist in apple picking.
C. J. Wallis, Harry Bartliff and
Inspector Johnson each took par-
ties of friends to Seaforth Fair in
their autos on Friday last.
The Clinton New Era
Thursday, September 25, 1913
Contractor J. Andrews is hustl-
ing the work on the new cement
sidewalks. Walks have been plac-
ed this year on the following
streets: Bayfield Road by W.
Jackson's property; Orange St.,
both sides; Princess St. East.
Arthur Forbes is having a new
cement coal office erected on the
ground where the frame one was
destroyed. It will slake a great
Y
improvement at the station.
Orland Johnston, Zurich, is jun-
ior in the Mo)son's Bank here. He
was a former student in the Clin-
ton Business College.
The new steel bridge in Bay-
field is again undergoing the im-
provement of a coat of paint and
the apprgaches to the sidewalk are
also being completed.
The street committee are being
complemented on the good job
done on the Hayfield road over the
GTR tracks. A good road has
been made now.
10 YEARS AGO
The Clinton News Record
Thursday, September 30, 1943
Word has been received by his
mother, Mrs. S. West, that L/Cpl.
Jack West of the RCAMC, is In
the Aleutian Islands.
Arthur Dale, Huron Road, re-
ceived a cable on Monday from his
son, Pte. J. E. (Eddie) Dale, tel-
ling of his safe arrival overseas,
Lloyd Tasker, Blyth, has the
distinction of being the only boy
student in a class of 26 girls at
the Clinton School of Commerce.
Mr, and Mrs. Norman Lever and
daughter, Mrs. Meyer, Were in
Hamilton this week, having gone
to 'visit with his brother, Richard
Lever, who underwent an opera.
tion in Hamilton General Hospital
on Tuesday,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Seeley visited
in Londesboro on Sunday at the
home of Jennie Austin,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Carter re-
ceived a very interesting card
from their son, Capt. J. R. Carter,
Winnipeg Grenadiers, who is on
Kiska Island in. the Aleutians,
once occupied by the Japanese. He
writes that they are living in Jap
huts and are with American sol-
diers, The pioture on the card
shows a Japanese woman milking
a eow in the field with several
children watching her, Except for
the people it looks like any farm
inthis district.
dP MAIN STRE>ai
Clinton News -Record
Thursday, September 2a, 1928.
A junior hockey meeting was
held in Bartli2f's Restaurant the
other evening and by the enthus-
iasm which was shown, it looks �
like a big season. The following
officers were appointed: honorary
president, Dr. Shaw; president, G.
M, Counter; vice-president, Dr.
Thompson; secretary -treasurer, B.
Marshall;, trainer and manager, M.
Elliott; committee, G. Lawson, 3.
Wiggington, A. Steep, J. Zapfe, H.
Bartliff, E. Crich, F. Wiggins; pre-
season trainer, Thomas Morgan.
A small blaze started in the
Rattenbury barns on Saturday,
which was soon got under control.
On Monday night the barn of Mr.
C. Allison, south of the railway
tracks, was badly damaged by
fire.
Miss Florence Cunninghame
judged flowers at the Bayfield fall
fair this week; Miss Lucille Grant
judged fine arts; J. A. Ford judg-
ed grain and Elton Rozell judged
butter.
Rev. L. C. Harrison, Miss Mabel
Cluff, Mrs. Frank Hovey, Miss
Mary Hovey, Miss Lottie Sioman,
Miss Harriet Hawkins and Miss
Margaret Cudmore attended a
meeting of the deanery at Wing -
ham on Monday evening,
Miss Julia Brown, Londesboro,
a pupil of Miss L. Grant, was
successful in taking five first
prizes and four seconds in art at
the Seafortli,- fair last week.
C. J. Wallis returned this week
from a trip West.
Earl Steep, London, visited his
parents, -Mr, and Mrs. D. Steep,
over the weekend.
G. W, Layton, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Layton and Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Pepper spent the weekend
with Niagara Falls and Hamilton
friends.
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LE:tters to the Editor
The Editor,
Clinton News -Record,
Clinton, Ontario.
DEAR EDITOR:
In , reply to your September
24th's, ' The Municipal Offices",
Possibly some of your readers
would be interested in the fact
that eight Councillors and one
Mayer spent considerable' time in-
vestigating and considering the
abandonment of the Town Hall in
favor of the "owPublic School",
hardly .a snap decision as you
termed it. -
Birth was given to the idea by
a committee of the School Board
during a meeting with a commit-
tee of Council early in the sum-
rner, Strength was given the
thought at the regular council
meeting in September. During
the following period, until a spec-
lel meeting was called to discuss
this problem, the Councillors
(seven) and Mayor visited and ex-
amined the "Old Public School"
building and grounds. Some of
these men made several inspec-
tions comparing this building to
the Town' Hall.
On September. 21st, at 7;30 p.m.,
nine elected men gathered in the
Town Hall and with varied opin-
ions, sat down to discuss the
problem of spending money on a
building that would require con-
siderable, before the footings the
Council Chamber and the rarely
used hall were repaired, painted
and heated or spending money on
a building that could have housed
the offices, Council Chamber and
have space available to rent,
thereby decreasing the overall
cost of maintenance on the fate
payers. No councillor expected
that if a decision was reached to
move, that this undertaking
would be an inexpensive move.
If a business man considers a
problem concerning his business
during his spare time for several
weeks, then sits down to twenty-
two hours of deliberation before
taking action, I am sure that his
decision was WELL thought out.
About two years ago, the rate-
payers were informed by ' the
School Board that the "Old
School" building did not meet
present day standards of educa-
tion. They did not tell them that
it was unsuitable for anything but
education.
I would Iike the Editor to know
that after twenty-two hours of
reasonable discussion, all sides of
the question being aired, every
Councillor having been convinced
that the abandonment of the
Town Hall was the correct and
necessary step to he taken and
that the Town should open their
offices in the newly acquired
building from the School Board.
The disposition of the Town
Hall will probably take some time,
but Council, at the same special
meeting, asked the Clerk to in-
quire and receive offers. It was
hoped that there would be suf-
ficient revenue from this property
to repair the new Municipal Of-
fices and supply a building for the
Fire and Works Departments.
-(AN ATTENDANT AT THIS
SPECIAL MEETING).
Clinton, Ontario
September 30, 1953
The Editor.
Clinton News -Record
DEAR SIR:
In .compliance with the kind
request made in your letter of
September 17th, I have sent you u
picture and biographical sketch,
Years ago in the autumn of
1901, I was a student in the Clin-
ton Model School, whose Principal
was the late W. R. Lough, Then
1 began my teaching career in
S.S. No, 7, Hullett, in January of
1902. There were only eight pup-
ils in the school at that time but
I notice that the enrolment is
greatly increased and that there
were at least ten pupils there a
year or two ago. I boarded with.
Mr, and Mrs. Adam Elliott, who
lived across the road from the
school and were the finest people
with whom anyone could ever
wish to live. Their daughter is
now Mrs. Allen, who was living
at Harlock (if there still is such
a place). Mr. Fred Shobbreok
who is now living in Londesboro
and from whom I received a let-
ter a few months ago, was then a
young, handsome, and competent
farmer near S,S', 7 and 1 have no
doubt that he is still both hand-
some and competent. Mr. Brown
lived next door to the school and
was Secretary of the Board, if :2*
remember correctly, and another
member of the Board was Mr,
Saundercock, who had two or
three children in the school. The
chairman was Mr, John Hrigham,
a real stalwart, one Of the finest
of men, with an equally fine wife
and a grand -family. It was a par-
ticularly worthwhile community in;
which to live—there could be none
better ---but I was somewhat am-
bitious and, in the summer, when
I was hoeing long rows of turnips
for Adam Elliott, in order to make
a little more money, I decided
that I must go back to school and
try to qualify for a higher certifi-
cate.
Your letter has brought back
pleasant memories of _those early
days which included days of study-
ing (and studying really hard),
teaching, working on the farm and
working in the piano factory. I
think we called it the organ fac-
tory in those days. I attended
the Clinton Collegiate Institute.
for six months and managed to
obtain the certificate which I
needed for admission to the On-
tario Normal•College at Hamilton,
With all good wishes, I am,
Sincerely yours,
W. J. DUNLOP,
Minister of Education.
September 24, 1953
Toronto, Ontario.
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The wedding was solemnized he
Folkstone, England, September 12,
of Dorothy Roffiter, and Sgt. Ron-
ald McKinnon, stationed with the
27th Brigade in Hanover, Ger-
many, and son of Mr. and Mrs.
Donald McKinnon, Hensall- , They
are honeymooning in Edinburgh,
Scotland. Ron expects to sail for
home early in November for a
leave.
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