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THE CLINTON VOW V1
(1805)
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.CLINTON NEWS. RECORD
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Arnaigarnated 1924
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I 'have discovered that there is
one subject on which Bartiett's
Familiar gixotatiors has absoh4t,
ely nothing to, Say', There are
columns hi the index dealing with
dogs, cats and kittens, separately
and nnmixed, but 4 discreet sil-
ence is maintained on the matter
of dogs who chase cats. It would.
appear that deathless prose along
this line has yet to be written.
The fact that I drew a blank in
searching for an apt _quotation to.
use as a springboard for my own
thoughts on this vital question is
a suaprise to me.- It is a situation
which must have existed since the.
dawn of history and caused a. good
deal of confusion in one way tar
another, I would have expected
to find that reams had been witten
concerning natural phenomenon of
such stature,
Perhaps all other writers have
found themselves faced, as I do,
with some difficulty in deciding
which side to. take. To do justice
to the subject one should be def-
initely pro-dog or pro-cat but not
stirred to laughter at the eager-
ness of a charming dog and at the
same time concerted at the in-
dignity visited upon one's pet cat.
• Mind you, I don't approve of
dogs who chase • cats. My sym-
pathies are all with the felines.
They are smaller and mom vul-
nerable and; from long habit, more
likely to be precious to me as in-
dividuals. They are never the a.g-
greesore, I cannot imagine any
set of circumstances under which
a eat would attack And slay a
dog-even a small dog.. But dogs,.
large and .small, seem to be act-
ivated by a desire to inflict bodily
harm upon the nearest inoffen,sive
cat or kitten.
It is a situation which I deplore,
I discourage it by every means et
my .command. But, so long as
the cat in question is in no danger
of being caught, I am the first to
admit that the chase hes its hum-.
orotis aspect. The cat probably
would not agree with this betrayal
even in thought-but there it is,
you See. The rights and wrongs
are not clear-out, as one wishes
them to be in, any normal quest-
ion,
There is something irresistably
comic and appealing about the
spectacle of a fat black cocker
spaniel with long ears flopping
wildly and pink mouth emitting
joyous barks, chugging valiantly
and vainly after a fleet and elus-
ive (and highly indignant) pussy-
cat. I feel an urge to applaud his
spirited performance even as I ad-
monish him and tell him he is a
brio dog.
Re must not be allowed to feel
that he can chase my eat at will
and without reproof, even i f the
impulse which prompts him to do
it is an age-old one which, in his
case, is not a real danger to the
pussies. But there is no' Malice in
him-only a very valuable and en-
tertaining joyousness. It is a.
quality of which we see too little.
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WANTED ALIVE - BY - YOU, ME AND EV BRYON E
• CONCERNED.
NOW TIliAT the wheels are el-cunning along
the road to a National health .Plan, we can
foresee a future in which the next step may he
'Nationet Power Plan.
Why net?
Within: the scope of the health plan as it
is being conceived will be .compulsory eontribu-
tions by the salaried class, fillet. It is under-,
stood that to make compulsory the participation
of all people will be too great a task, so that
in the initial stages, it will be the salaried people
who Will contributes. That is, the folk who now
contribute, and have contributed longer than
.anybody, to the income tax„ and a large percen,-
tage of whom already ere taking part in group
health and accident plans.
Now it may Iocilc perfectly good on the sur-
face to say, "Let the government pay for our
good health," But -the goivernment in paying
for it, will promptly place another tax, geared
to lift money from us painfully or painlessly,
depending upon the view of the onlooker.
WHY NOT, NATIONAL POWER ELAN
eurenee, they can also be persuaded to *le up
the check on -all power bills. Wouldn't -it be
nice to forget about paying the light bill on the
tenth .of the month? and. of course the water,
and sewage would be taken care of, too,
There would be an increase in the amount
of our taxes, That would be noticeable at first.
But everyone is used to grumbling. about it, and
Perhaps it. would be all right 'to lump it all into
one payment ,which would be taken off the pas
before we'd even seen it at all.
Of course it would be tough to have to share
in paying for the hydro and water which Joe
the next door neighbour uses. He has. a clothes
drier and a big electric water heater and his
bills are really something. Still it would be a
neighbourly thing.
And he'd be helping us to pay our little bill,
too.
In fact it could progress to the point where
the .government would be paying for all of our
wants, and we'd only have an allowance, some-
thing like an extra orange for Christmas stock-
inge, or 'two sticks of gum to chew on birth-
days. Just whatever the government could af-
ford to give us.
This business of having the government do
Things for us is .wonderful. But before they can
give it to us, we have to give it to them. By
the time it comes back it's much, much smaller.
After all 'the pain, has been taken from the
process of paying the doctor's bill, it should be
an easy step to obtain, a decision from the all-
powerful government to take away another
painful obstacle in the race to build up a "palace
here below." Surely if the government can be
persuaded to pick up the check for health ire
AGE 5 to 10 years old,
HEIGHT - - Could be any size.
EYES - - Blue, Brown or Green.
NAME AND ALIAS-Tommy, Jimmy, jockey, Alan,
Danny, and now using many more.
GENERAL HABITS - Seldom looks when crossing street.
Runs from between two parked cars. Rides bicycles
around and across mouth of alleys, and- up and down
narrow streets.
This boy wanted at school in September for questioning in
connection with the proper spelling of SAFETY.
He is wanted at home for errands, for picking up the bath
towel left on the floor, and for his weird, wonderful
sense of humor.
Most of all this boy is wanted for Love.
He may be carrying a water pistol, a Davey Crockett Coon
Cap, some string, a piece of chalk, a wing nut, two
jacks, a rubber bail, and a clear blue marble.
He is harmless but, unfortunately, lie is very easily harmed.
Let him have his holidays without an accident.
(Signature of Officials)
MOM AND DAD.
From Our Early Files
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BEGINNING
• FOR SOME reason of which we are never
too sure about, the months of July and August
have been dubbed the Dog Days, Perhaps its
is because the weather is so hot it's not "fit for
a dog,"
In any case we are well into the 'beginning
of the Dog Days whatever they are.
)Strangely enough there has been very little
turmoil in Clinton this spring and summer over
dogs. Reports have it that Clinton has 150 of
the tail-wagging creatures. That is the figure
reported to• the county assessor, and we would
THE "DOG DAYS"
presume that this many dogs have been able to
sport a paid up dog tag.
Meanwhile down in 'Henson there are no
dogs. That also is the figure reported to the
'county assessor. Where are they': Well, at
least the village cannot be said to have" gone
to the dogs." The fact is that Wingham appar-
ently only has nine dogs. What can have hap-
pened in those two centres? Do they not like
dogs? Or do you suppose they just don't make
the animals share in the ever-growing cost of
taxation?
A Police Officer
Comments 4
"You know, it's not the drivers
that are definitely drunk that
cause most accidents, The drunk
ones are so obviously under the
influence that they travel at a
slow pace, usually, weave a lot on
the road and. generally show other
motorists that they can't drive.
The other motorists stay out of
his way.
"But the driver that's just had
e few under his belt; why there's
no very noticeable outward ap-
pearance of his condition. He feels
on top of the world. He think's
he's a superman-the best driver
on the road.
"He takes unnecessary chances,
and when these develop into a
serious, traffic situation, he hasn't
the ability to get out of the jam
into which he has put himself,
HURON COUNTY
TEMPERANCE FEDERATION
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other day. Fortunately he was
alone and escaped unhurt.
Fred Hovey is holidaying at
Bayfield.
Miss Eileen Atkinson is visiting
a college classmate in Kincardine
this week.
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, July 6, 1916
Clarence. Shepherd, son of Mrs.
Shepherd, Townsend Street, and
who has been at Iroquois for some
years with the Molson's Bank, has
enlisted with the 161st Battalion
and is now on, the Paymaster's
staff.
Master John and Joe Yesbec
each received a watch last week
from Saturday Evening Post for
securing new subscribers.
Mr. and Mrs. *E. E. litinniford
and daughter' spent the first at
Goderich.
Miss Olive Cooper left Monday
for Toronto to attend the Summer
School at the University.
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, July 9, 1931
The induction of the Rev, D. E.
Foster as pastor of Wesley-Willis
congregation took place in the
church on Friday.
Miss Marion Gibbings has ae-
cepted a position on the teaching
staff in •Simeoe.
Miss Lois Hanley, the small dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Han-
ley, had the misfortune to fall on
the sidewalk a few days ago,
breaking her arm.
Rev. A. A. Holmes, owing to a
faulty brake, had an overturn into
the ditch on the gravel road the
"NIFTY NUMBER" FOR MALES
(Owen Sound Sun-Times)
AT LAST suit designers are' having mercy
on the male! It's a 'zippy little number for Dad
who crawls out of bed at 7;10 to catch the 7:15
bus: All • you have to do is clamber into the
One-piece affair and head for the office. It
looks as if you have. On the usual pants, shirt,
belt 'and 'tie, yet-all of these items are simula-
ted in the design and. it zips up the front in a
jiffy. INVEST IN SHORT TERM
ONTARIO LOAN DEBENTURES
Issued for $100 and Upwards
PER ANNUM
C - 5 YEARS
10 Years Ago
CLINTON 'NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, July 11, 1946
The Town of Clinton is borrow-
ing funds for the construction of
the sewerage project and sewage
disposal treatment plant, at an
average cost to the town of ap-
proximately 2.65 percent.
The Dominion Life Assurance
Company has announced the ap-
pointment of Basil B. Pocklington
'as their representatives in Clinton
and district.
Sunday was the hottest day of
the year so far, the mercury
touching 90 in the shade.
Despite a barrage of 15 hits,
Clinton Colts lost to Hensel]: in a
Huron-Perth Baseball League
match 12-9. It was the first loss
for Clinton this year, A crowd of
2,000 was present.
A new coat of paint adds trem-
endously to the appearance of the
front of Martin's Department
Store.
Mr. and Mrs. Rea. Ball spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Dixon, Harriston.
Brenton Heilyar, London, is
holidaying at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hell-
yar.
Right now the price is a little high at $135
• a copy but it's being made for film personal-
ities by a hot-shot Hollywood haberdasher by
the name of Sy Devore: The creator of the
suit says that it's made of wood chips-you
just put it in the washing machine and hang
it up to dry. It needs no pressing and it wears
almost indefinitely.
Sounds like a great thing-but not for the
style-timid males of Owen Sound,
334% Per Annum
ACCIDEN
RECENTLY WE WERE provided with a
lengthy list of statistics with regard to the
incidence of accidents in the province, from
which we gleaned' a little, This information
may be indicative of something very vital to
us who live in a rural area,
For instance, with an overall increase of
16.3 percent of acdidents throughout all of
Ontario, there has been a 38.4 percent increase
of accidents in villages; This is higher than in
towns, where the percentage increase is 9.4 per-
cent, and alniost as high as 'on township roads
where the increase is 41.8 percent. Could this
mean that people in rural areas are more care-
less? or does it mean that our urban friends
feel themselves free as a breeze when they
strike a level road without stop signs, and never
think of crossroads, and people who live in the
country?
At the same time fatalities in villages has
increased 100 percent, and on township roads
3 and 4 years
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Enquiries Welcomed
s THE
ONTARIO LOAN & DEBENTURE CO.
T INCREASE
by 47.6 percent, while in cities they have in-
creased 26 percent and in towns have decreased
66.7 percent. There again, the rural areas have
shown a move in the wrong direction. If it is
the fault of rural 'people and their driving care-
lessness, then it is 'time to look over the
situation. •
It would also appear to be safer driving
than acting the passive role of passenger, since
there was a 21.9 percent increase in fatalities
for passengers while only 1.5 percent increase
was recorded for drivers.
The age between 15 and 35 are the danger
years in traffic, since 73 persons were killed
during the first three months of this year in
that age group, as compared with 46 in the
36-54 age group and 19 in the 4-14 age group.
Dusk has always been considered a danger-
ous driving time, but statistics show that 50,5
percent of all fatal accidents occurred during
dark; 37,3 percent occurred during daylight, and
only 2.2 percent during dusk.
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The Bible Today
SCHOOLS HAVE always been of interest
to everyone.
The thing starts when a child is barely
old enough to listen to his mother or the elder
Members of his family and he begins to say,
'When I go to school . . ," And it continues
until he's an old codger remembering, "When
I went to school . . .".
Everyone is anxious to go to school; is
continually wishing to be done with it; and
then forever after thinks back to the good times
he had while going.
In Clinton the public school board met with
little controversy over the location .of the new
school when it was needed, mainly because the
education of the public was well done before
the request was made, and the battle Was won.
In Eayfield, though their school is now complet-
ed and not a vestige of the old remains except
in memory, the people Were a year ago in the
thick of strongly expressed opinions over the
site of their new building,
Then in Hensall the battle raged, with the
Board hoping for a new location an,d the council
refusing to grant them money to build unless
the old site is used. Agreement for the new
site has now'heen reached. In Stratford recently
the citizens turned down by a 2-1 vote the
request of the High School Board for a new
building.
All over the country the story is the same.
Interest is aroused quickly in any centre by
even a suggestion of change, whether it be
improvement or not, in the situation as it affects
schooling. To the north of us, a group of rural
school sections seceded frown the school area
because they were being threatened with having
their school buildings closed and the students
transported to central schools. The people want-
ed to keep their own,
This interest he the schools and in the
young, is in keeping with the great cast of the
school plants as they are being operated in
modern times. We hear in Some centres of the
great economic waste in operating these expen-
sive plants for only ten months, of the year.
Somehow we feel that if any change Were re-
quested in this part of the country asking that
classes be held the year around, lit would find
quite a bit of interest,
The first Bibles to be published
in Russia in 38 years are now-off
the press. Described as handsome
marine blue volumes they contain
the Old and New. Testament and
a few illustrations, An inscription
claims they were published with
"the benediction of His Holiness
the Patriarch of Mocsow and all
RUssia, Alexel "the spiritual head
of the Russian Orthodox Church.
A decree issued over the signa-
tunre of Krushchev himself in
November 1954 states Categorical-
ly that the .churches must be left
free to °enduct their worship
without hindrance or interference
by State authorities; priests and
ministers should be regarded as
loyal citizens and insulting attacks
should be strictly avoided, Con-
current with publieatien of this
decree came the announcement
that the fight against religion with
ideological weapons was' to be
stepped up, in the conviction that'
Christian beliefs will eventually
die out.
Russian churchmen with the
Bible in their hands have a new
weapon to use in their fight
against athiesm.
The churches in Russia are per-
mitted to hold service of worship
now, This was not the case 20
years ago according to Rev. Theo-
dore Adams, present of the Bap-
tist World Alliance who visited
Russia recently as well as at that
time. Reporting to the Baptist
Convention of Ontario and Que-
bec in assembly in Brantford this
month Mr. Adams said that free-
dom to worship IS the extant of
religious liberty.
Suggested readings for this
week:
Sunday -1 Sam, 17: 30-59
Monday-2 Sam. ii: 1-17
Tuesday-2- Sam. 12: 144
Wednesday-2 Kings 2; 1-15
Tursday-1 Chron. 11; 1-19
Friday -1 Chron. 16:1-36
Saturday-Psalms 116: 1-19
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THURSDAY,. JULY 12, 1956
Mayor Huekins
Questions Cost Of
Hydro to Goderich
Goderich's Mayor J. E, Huckins
is planning investigation into the
problem of why Goderich pays $12
more per horsepower for hydro
purchased from the HEPC, than
Clinton has to pay.
His expression of concern over
what he feels is not a fair deal for
'the lake town was made at a dir-
ectors' meeting of District No. 6,
Ontario Municipal Electric Assoc-
iation 'held in Listowel late in
June.
Mayor Huckins referred to a
new high tension line built be-
tween Clinton and Goderich, on
which he has been informed the
zone bears the cost. If such is the
case, he continued, then Goderich
is entitled to a rebate. Through
the years dating back to 1914, he
recalls, when Goderich joined On-
tario Hydro, the town contributed
to a 'fund earmarked for such
programs.
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