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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1956-01-12, Page 2,NEWWISIGVALL lY1Ei4B'ii R: Canadian and .Ghtarin WeelOy Newspapers ,M$P0140911S, and Western Ontario Counties Press Association rti4 CLINTON NBW gft4. MON and CLINTON NEWS- RECORD (1$81.) Amalgamated 1924 Sworn Circulation 2,021 PVIIIISHED VERY THURSDAY AT CLINTON, ONTARIO, IN THE HEART OF HURON Population -- 2,828 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance Canada and Great. Britain: $3.00 a year; United States and Foreign: $4.00; Single Copies Seven Cents Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, 1 ,v.,..11111 THUR$DAY, JANUARY 12, 1956 ,•••••••1•00.01.4.01.1••••••••••••,MOMIE, THE FIFTH ESTATE THE BI I LE TO AY ACROSS 1. A slant Couigt 11. Port 12. Custom 13. Level 14. joins O. Storage place 16. Portions of curved lines 17. Niton (abbr.) 18. Roman pound 19. Immense 20. Poem 21, Royal seat 23, Fish 24', A worthla scrap 25, Greek lett 26. Serutinizl 28. Select 3L An old weight for wool 32. A ridge on fingerboard of a string instrument 33. Excla- mation 34, Exclama- tion of pleasure 35. Sharp nail 30. Black, viscous substance 37. Atone for 39. Exami- nation 40. Eat away as land 41. Reluctant 42. Conduit 43. Alleviate DOWN 1. Jewish month 2. Very abundant 3, Baking chamber 4. Writing implement 5. Half 'an em 6, Simpleton 7. Egyptian goddess 8. Cistern 9. Things to be done 10. Fitted together, as bowls InClie 16. One's father's Weekly 19. Cornu- copia 20. Tribu- tary of the Missis- sippi 22. High- way 23. An injection 25. Excla- mation 26. Gazes 27. Stick together 28. Stuff 29. Kind of daisy X-Word Puzzle 30. Worldly 32. Scoff 35. Give over 36. Kind of ducli 38. To be able (Scot.) 39. A Sanskrit school (Ind.} 41. Music note 13 S7 40 42. 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Triple Action COUGH SYRUP Gives Quick Relief Adults 98c Children 89c '11=03. i,'.t Situ U1,) 01.1/•prIviti 9 CI", P4LIOM 1 01.110( ACTIN!: 111.5.0.4,11 Lire, "AM" ONLY YeSrERPAY • swoge OFF setogas AT OEsSERer...STAferNe i‘o4r YEAR!! SEE...EVE1'1 /41 MY FoRruNs oNT rgut,i REAPS "YOU 4AVg NO 10110.1. POWEIV:. Muggs and Skeeter 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, January 6, 1916 Mr, and Mrs. Clarkson have moved into the house on Spencer Street Pit vacated by the Heitz- hauer family, - H. Wiltse headed the list in the voting for councillor on Monday. Others elected were J. P. Shep- pard, T, W. Tawkins, Harry Fitz- simons, C. J. Wallis, W. J. Pais- ley. Mr. and Mrs. John Rapson cel- ebrated the 50th anniversary of their marriage on New Year's Day. The Clinton Knitting Company has decided to use hydro for pow- er as well as lighting purposes. The P.U.C. are replacing the 40 candlepower street lamps with 60 candlepower as fast as they burn out. Ray Rumball, local manager of the Bell Telephone, Goderich, for- merly of Clinton, guessed the ex- act number of bullets in a sealed jar in a window in the county town last reek and thereby won a hewing machine. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEW ERA* Thursday, January 6, 1916 Dr. Axon is now getting settled in his new office over Fred Jack- son's store. L. D. Fulton, Hensall, has bought out the James Lovett in- terests in the I.H.C. McCormick line of machines and engines bus- iness near the Commercial Hotel. W. N. Manning, London, and for many years a well known citizen of Clinton, was elected to the Board of Education in the city of London, on Saturday last. Dodds Holloway of the Royal Bank staff at Sault Ste. Marie, is spending a short vacation here. Corp. Thomas Britton of the 33rd Battalion, which is now at Quebec, was home for the week- end. His many friends were glad to see him. 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, January 8, 1931 In the elections' on. Monday, S. S. Cooper defeated W. J. Steven- son for mayer by 37 votes. Messrs. Livermore, Paisley, Holmes, Cook, Crich, Langford' are returned as councillors. Mr, Hawkins was re- elected as Public Utilities Commis- sioner and T. Churchill retained his place on the school board. G. E. Elliott was returned as reeve by acclamation on nomination night. Clifford Castle, who has been with. Clinton Creamery for the past two years, left Monday for the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, where he will take a win- ter course in dairy and creamery work. Miss Margaret Cudmore has been engaged by the Clinton Pub- lic School board to take the junior room work, Miss Dougherty hav- ing resigned. Peter Cole, who spent the past few weeks with friends in Chicago has returned home. Harry Ball, who spent several eeks' vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Ball of town, left New Year's Day on his re- turn trip to Chili, where he has been engaged in geographical work for the past three years. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, January 3, 1946 John E. Pepper. has been: re- elected Reeve of Stanley Town- ship for 1946 by acclamation after serving one year in the office. His, was the only name proposed at the nomination meeting. Mr. and Mrs: Joseph Crich cel- ebrated their golden wedding on IT",IrFrf From The West Window P4G4 TWO Clinton News ocord CUNTON 1111,10-.,.1trX011,1) .J.4,11VA13,Y 12, 1,956 46, One of .the nicest things about Winter is the contrast between the weather-be it bitterly cold and, windy', or just damp and "Miser,' able"-and the grateful warmth and comfort to be found at home. What luxurious bliss it is to some in at night, cold and weary from battling with the elements and the outer ..world, to change into the quilted 041.sitTn4,5 housecoatd' an the comfortable slippers and relaK with a reviving cup of something hot. Dwellers in hot climates report- edly have no such invigorating trollies to' keep them alert and in, terested. A. contrast between heat and more heat, the dry season and the wet season-it doesn't sound at all a happy prospect. • Not that many more of • us wouldn't gladly exchange a few days of it for our January weather - but as a steady thing, no. The North Tem- perate Zone, which seems this year to be trying out for the Nor- th Frigid Zone, is still one of the Most desirable spots in which to live, Another interesting feature of Ontario winter is the antics of the squirrels. Undaunted by snow and cold, they flourish about the walnut trees at the bottom of the garden, locating buried nuts by some system .of their own, digging them up with a vehement flurry of snow and a nonchalant casting aside of unwanted husks. Then, with a saucy flirt of bushy tails, they are off up the tree to some cosy nest hidden' from the eyes of humans. The fluctuations of the squirrel population have always puzzled me. A year and a half ago there were dozens of 'black squirrels in the maple trees at the front of the house. Several families of young ones must have 1)6,001 in- volved, and it would have seemed that Maple Street was assured ,of a large and active squirrel eery for some years to come. • I3ut last summer-not a black squir- rel to be seen. Instead, there were two gray squirrels, larger and if possible more active than. the Week ones had been. Where did all 'the black ones go? Last winter wasn't a hard one and, to anyone watching this year, it is obvious that squirrels couldn't care less whether the weather is kind or not. I Mope) the supply of nuts holds out-rand I hope they find them all. We root out scores of walnut trees every summer planted the prey- lous fall by the little rascal and never recovered. It would be in- teresting to know what . system ithey. use to locate the nuts. Is it a sense of smell or a sort of squir- rel Geiger counter? The birds too are interesting to watch, although there are not as many of them as there were ear- lier in the winter. Most of them disappeared during the heavy snow storms a few weeks ago, but apparently did not go far. With the clearer weather the first week of January they were back in somewhat reduced numbers; grate- ful for crumbs and seed put out by their friends, and a further re- minder to us of our own good fortune. Snow-shovelling, fuel bills and so on, are winter hazaida about which we do a great deal. of grumbling, but the rewards of winter are many for those who have the time to look for_ them. SOME WEEKS ago we had occasion, to re- Meek upon the importance of the businessmen of the community and quoted a source attribu- ting ahem with the honour of being the "vital eptate," thus placing them as they rightly lie- kneed with the other famous four. To any person thinking of a town, their fiest visual impression is of the main street, With its stores, its civic buildings, traffic pro- - &tem, colourred lights, and the general aspect of the main business district. Afterwards, their thoughts turn to the particular spots in the town with which they are familiar. Especially is this so of a small town, where the main business section is TEE centre of activities. This is one of the reasons why, here in Clinton as in dozens of other small centres, the attitudes and activities creating the soul of a town are made by the businessmen on Main Street Because of the great importance of these men and regardless of the fact that they are in a multitude of different types of business, there (Anonymous) JUST FOR today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle my whole life Problem at once. I can do something for twelve isonrs that would appal me if I felt that I had to keep it ueefor a lifetime. Just for today I will be happy. This as- eanee to be true what Abraham, Lincoln said, that "Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be." Just for today I will adjust myself to what it is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my "luck" as it comes, and fit myself to it. Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind.. I will study, I will learn something use- ful. I will not be a mental loafer, I will read something that requires effort, thought and con- eentration. Just for today, I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn, and IN A RECENT issue of Collier's, columnist John O'Hara advises the youth of the United States to cast their eyes north of the "well- known unfortified border" when searching for a field for their talents. "Canada" he reports, "is all in the future, one of the last places where a young man can grow up ,with 'the country". This may come as a surprise to an adniittedly young country, which has nevertheless been around for a good three centuries and is considered within its' own bor- ders to be doing rather well in the present, not to mention the past. Be that as it may, Mr. O'Hara rather naiv- ely sees himself as the originator of a trend to- ward Canada. He hopes that, 20 years from now, some 40-year-old "Canadian-from-the- States" will say that if it hadn't been for O'Hara, he never would have thought of Canada. ' This advice, although doubtless well-meant, is marred by an unfortunate choice of a label for these prospective citizens. It will not al- together soothe the bruised ego of the Canadian who has been. irritated in the past by the patron- izing attitude of too many Americans-an atti- tude which is freely admitted by O'Hara. He goes on, "I am not even sure that my idea of settling in the provinces will sit too well, but if I were 20 I would go anyway--'the wiser Canadiefus must know that those last frontiers are going to demand the stamina and the en- thusiasm which youth has to offer." Quite true, but the history of Canada's last frontiers must bear the names of great Canad- ians, as her early history does. It matters little whether those frontier tamers come from across the border, from across the sea, or from the Dominion itself. The important thing is, to see to it that Canada continues to develop a dis- tinctive nationalism without being absorbed or becoming an echo of any other nation. Jealous defenders of a strongly individual Canada may take a dubious view of the pros- pect of a large influx of bright young men from the United States-if they come with the idea of remaining American-in-Canada. We now import American movies and mag- esines, radio and TV programs in overwhelming quantity and variety. 'Our children have Davy Crockett as their hero, although there are fig- tires in our own history who could put that backwoods senator to shame. What about the great explorers of the 17th arid 18th centuries: Cartier, Champlain, La Ver. evshace and La Salle? Great Canadians all, al- Slott& their homeland was France, and romantic heroes hi the grand manner. Only a little less dratnatie ,and eqnally he- has been formed the Chamber of Commerce, which operates on a local level, on a provincial level, and with a Dom inion-wide organization as well. These men who make up the membership of the Chamber,-or the Board of Trade, or the Businesemen's ASsociation-whatever it may be in any particular town are the life-blood and the soul of the town in which they work. Those who belong to the Chamber are showing their great interest in the good of their town, and in the growth of it and the well-being of the citiz- ens. They are willing to devote time toward the promotion of their town. They are what makes the town good-or allow it to be not so good. The Clinton Chamber is now entering anoth- er year, with many things hoped for, and many plans for a better future for Clinton. The men and women who support the work of the Cham- ber are joining in with the general attempt to make Clinton a good town to live in, a good place to work, and a. good place to visit. not get found out; if anybody knows of it, it will not count. I will do at least two things I don't want to do - just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my •feelings are hurt; they may be hurt, but today I will not show it. Just for today, I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress becomingly, talk low, act courteously, criticize not one bit, not find fault with anything, and not try to improve or regulate anybody except myself. Just for today I will have a program. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. I will save myself two pests, hurry and indecision. Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself and relax. During this half hour, sometime, I will try to get a better perspective of my life Just for today I will be unafraid. Especially I will. not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give to the world', so the world will give to me. portant to the new country, were the pioneer settlers from the British Isles and Europe who cleared the bush, built roads and established in- dustry in the early 19th century. Students of the period will find much to reward them in the way of local color. Right here in Huron County we have Dr. "Tiger" Dunlop, a larger than lifesize figure in 'the early days of the Huron Tract and, as poin- ted out by Arthur R. Ford, in a London Free Press editorial, the logical Canadian contender for Davy Crockett's crown. Founder .of Goder- ich and Warden of the Forest for the Canada Company, he was a man of many talents. Well- known as a soldier, writer, medical officer and legislator, his picturesque memory is surrounded by a wealth of colorful anecdote. The exploits of this red-haired Scottish giant, if immortalized in song and story, could rival the "King of the Wild Frontier." Walt Disney, the originator of the current boom in Davy Crockett's fame, is also a local' product, although a cover story in Time (Decem- ber 27, 1954) describes him as a genuine hand- hewn Amercian original," with a birthplace on Chicago's North Side. This is technically an- :curate, but to any inhabitant of Huron County, Walt Disney is a native son. His family lived at one time near HoImesville, a hamlet on the Huron Road between Clinton and Goderich. Distant relatives still, live in the district and the famous Walt visited the old home a few years ago. He would be the ideal native Canadian to take up the story of "Tiger" Dunlop and give Canadian youngsters a real interest in pioneer history. The great fur brigades and the dashing courier-de-bois of an earlier day also afford tailor-made plots for great movies, complete with scenery to match Where else in North America could you find such another historic walled town as old Quebec? Or a river to equal the broad St. Lawrence? But does Walt Disney consider himself a Canadian-in-the-States? Not art all. He is aware of his own Canadian origin but he is an American Who has grown up with the country and he has never made a movie with a Canad- ian background. Canada's glamor has yet to be presented to the world. So, if Mr, O'Hara's young men. head for the last frontier carrying the American Way of Life like a banner, they would be well advised to adjust their eights at the border, Thee, after 20 years in Canada, they may be proud to be, not Canadians-feorrt-theeStatee, 'but real. Canad- ians who have made a valuable Contribution to a great Darninion. (By Catherine Plumtree). JUST FOR TODAY CANADA DISCOVERED BY J.S. COLUMIST (Gitest Editorial, by Catherine Plumtree) From Our Early Files 0.111.•••••••.••••••••••••• New Year's Day with a family gathering in London. Harry Baritliff has sold his bak- ery and confectionery business to his three sons, Elliott, Bruce and Douglas, who took possession on January 1. Alf Scotehmer, Bayfield, met with a painful accident on Christ- mas eve when, the horse he was driving shied when he met the snowplow at Switzer's corner. In attempting to hold the horse, it tripped him and stepped on his face with a sharp-shod hoof. The first baby born. in Clinton in the New Year is Charles Greg- ory Brandon), infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brandon, Clin- ton. Dr. Walter A. Oakes was the attending physician. Jeanne Garen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Germ had the misfor- tune to fracture 'her leg in two places while tobogganing on New Year's Day. W. L. Johnson and Son, grocers, have purchased the building on Albert Street which they have oc- cupied for several years. The front pages of newspapers all over Japan recently featured the choice of the new translation of the Bible in colloquial Japan- ese as the best publication of the year. Each year for the past nine years a celebration known as Jap- an's "Day of Culture" has been organized by a leading newspaper "Mainichi Shanbun" and sponsor- ed by prominent citizens in every walk of life. The Judges are 'men distinguished in science, the arts, drama, university life and literary criticism. From a list of 20,000 books sub- mitted, the new version was chos- en as "The Best Book of the Year." A special category had to be created to allow its admittance but the decision was unanimous. For the first time in Japan, the translation work was done by an all Japanese committee. This em- phasizes the fact that the Japan- ese Church has fully matured. "The bible is no longer an import- ed book, but our own now," eatd. a Japan Bible Society official, commenting on the significance of the work. After the Japanese Government made an official decision "to simplify the language by limiting the number of Chinese characters to be used, and the use of the Japanese alphabetic letters in strict accordance with these phon- etic sounds," it became necessary to produce the new translation of the Bible. Many of the younger generation could not read the former versions. Only thus would the Bible retain its Place as "the book of the people." Ninety-nine per' cent of the people of Japan are literate. This is the highest literacy rate of any country in the world. Last year a total of 1,669,884 copies of the Scriptures were circulated in Jap- an by Bible Societies. Suggested Bible readings for the week: Sunday-Matt. 14:1-36 Monday-Matt. 15:1.39 Tuesday-.Matt. 16,1-28 Wednesday-Matt. 17: 1-27 ThUrsday-Matt. 18: 1-14 Friday Matt, 18:15-5 Saturday-Matt, 19:1-5