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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1957-06-13, Page 2"AGE: TWO CLINTpN NEWS*Rif cQlto Clinton News-Reoord a A THE MINTON NEW ERA (1865) .10 ABC 4 Nrrt�,►i` ' THE ,CLINTON NEWS -RECORD l (1881) eett4WsaAprots �ssnc e1 '� FWSPAPERS fQ ii 1 Amalgamated 1924 RUBPSIEED EVERY THURSDAY AT •CLINTON, ONTARIO, IN THE HEART OF HURON COUNTY Population ne 2,805 (1956 ()ensue of Canada) f,'7" 'SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance—Canada and Great Britain: $3.00 a year; i United States and Foreign: $4,00; Single Copies Seven Cents Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa i THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1957, SLOW DOWN AND LIVE! HIGH SPEED and tired drivers are blamed for most summer highway accidents by the Q;anadian Highway Safety Conference in a re- minder to Canadian motorists, Learning to slow down and take it easy is. the beginning of wisdom at the wheel, says the Conference, which suggests the following code for safe driving, 1. Slow down at the first glimpse of child-' 'den playing in the street, 2, Slow down at intersections, traffic cir- cles, and railway and cattle crossings. LOSING IT SEEMS THAT Clinton is losing money, which could very well be collected—or if not •that,then at least made by the merchants of the town. We have a license fee of $2 which is charged to hawkers and pedlars, who wish to operate within the town of Clinton. However,' this fee is extremely low compared with that charged by other towns in Ontairo, The majority of muni- cipalities, . including Eketer, Melford, Listowel, Fergus, Delhi, Blenheim and Ailsa Craig, charge at least $50 for this license. 3. Slow down before entering city and town limits and any other crowded area. 4. Slow down for coffee breaks every 100 miles. 5. Slow down after dark and under bad weather or road conditions. 6. Slow down to give the other fellow a chance, even if he is only a pedestrian, 7. Slow down for greater comfort and less strain. You'll enjoy your trip more, and will survive it! MONEY? ARE YOU •GETTIN THOUGH THE national scene - has been quite close before :the public 'eye these edays, it is time/ to pay some attention to the needs of our own community. We have a good police force. We have three ' men who are doing their .job well, and we have rlo complaint of their work. However, as • far as our police department goes, we do have a worry, and it has been with us for some time. We don't think that the people of 'Clinton realize, nor recognize this particular fact: Policemen are no good at all if they cannot be reached by phone. The Clinton taxpayers are spending a total of $10,000, for police ` protection. This is "theoretically" for 24-hour protection by three men on eight hour shifts throughout the day. But in practice it means less than half of that protection to the individual taxpayer. Very few people have cause to call police. • In our rural community the incidence of crime is low, FOR THIS YEA POLLS SHOULD be approached with grati- tude to ancestors who established free elections and a secret ballot. The polling booth is a place where a man or woman is alone with conscience. Conscience may' be ignored, but only at the peril of good government. There can be selfishness in the polling booth, • 'CANADA AS A nation is" soon to join the over -ninety -birthday -club of nations. Although Jacques Cartier first voyaged to Canada in 1534, it was more' than 300 years, after that that Canada became the .:'Dominion of Canada." In reminding us of that fact, the newsletter sent out monthly by the Royal Bank of Canada,,, notes: "People all over the world look with re- spect, and sometimes with envy, upon living conditions on this North American continent," We are bilingual; with more than 30 percent of our people of French origin. However, since 1$71 when the French ;population totalled 31.07 percent to the British 60.55 percent, the per- centage of the former has remained fairly con- stant, dropping to 30.8 in 1951, Meanwhile the British origin percentage' has dropped to 47.9 percent of the total. The balance is made up of persons of other origins. 'BIRTHDAY C What is meant' by hawkers and pedlars? Well, they are folk from outside of Clinton. who (not paying a business license) nevertheless wish to sell their' products in the town. It seems only fair that they should expect to pay for this privilege. The 'trio of towns, Clinton, Seaforth and Mitchell, ina strip along Highway 8, (all char- ging the minor fee of $2) .do not protect their merchants sufficiently from this type of business, G PROTECTION? and it is very unusual if police have to be called for actual protection from vandals or criminals. But, what if one did need the police? You could go to the phone. By phone, your chances of reaching a policeman in Clinton is, we estimate, about 50 percent. The policemen have to do a considerable amount of patrol work, bath on Moot, and by cruiser. After all, a pol- iceman that sits in the office all day is of little ,good. On the other hand, if he is out of the office, then there is no one to answer the phone. Granted, there is cost involved in any im- proved system, But we feel that this is small compared to the dangers in which any one of Clinton's citizens might be placed, in which an unanswered call to the police could be disastrous. It's up•'to you, the people, to decide whether you want .extra protection which an improved communications system would !bring. And it's up to you to tell council, and let them know that you're ready to be taxed for the extra costs. R, AND ALWAYS as elsewhere. Private gain, monetary or other, may decide. But the ideal citizen, or the citizen with ideals, is concerned not . with campaign promises or the hope of contracts, or pastpoli- tical favors, or oratory, or charm, or age or youth. The real test of citizenship is entegrity in the polling booth, on the hustings and in the seats of the mighty. — The Printed Word. OMING UP The Bank letter goes on: "It would be sur- prising, in view of our stern history, if we had developed into a gay and frivolous people. We do not resent it when we are accused of having in us something of the canniness of the Scottish people, some of the coldness of the English, some of the attentiveness to precedent of the French, and some of the delibertiveness of the German. "The mixture of all these may have given us a certain perceptiveness, out of which will emerge a unique culture. Of bne thing we may be sure: we are not following any ancient pat- tern blindly, nor have we been lured into follow- ing some utopian trail. It has been said of us that we tend to conduct our own business booms with good sense, and to keep our heads when things aren't so good." It all sounds, as though Canada is not heading to the bad, as some folk conjecture solemnly; but rather has quite a good future ahead, The Bible Today (By Rev. W. H. Moore) The increasing co-operation be- tween the Bible Society and the churches was stressed at the 153rd Annual Meeting of the British and ,breign Bible Society in London, at which this country was repre- sented by the General Secretary for Canada, the Rev. Henneth G. McMillan, and the Distract Sec- retary for New Brunswick and Prince Edwa d Island, the Rev. H, M. B. Wheeliock. The Society has now „issued the Scriptures in g44 of the 1,109 lan- guages le which at least one book of the Bible has been published. It was reported that eight trees- labour had been added hi 1956, 'while the complete Bible was printed for the first time in five `tongues, and the whole New Test. Anita appeared in an additional five languages, rl ish and of the t The purpose B Foreign Bible Society was stated by Rev. Dr, N. 3, Cockburn, Cen- tral Secretary, IC these wdrdt: "It is the faith of the Bible Soc- iety that by its world-wide din- tribution of the Scriptures placed judiciously, strategically and im- aginatively hi all places for all men, that it is doing a sepremely important work, whereby under the Spirit of God, men of all nat- ions can begin to be new men of God." Suggested readings for the week: Sunday Isaiah 25: 1-12 Monday Isaiah 26: 1.21 Tuesday Ruth 1:122 Wednesday .,,..,,.,Ruth 2: 1423 Thursday Ruth 3: 118 • Friday Ruth 4: 142 Saturday I Cot. 2: 116 o , In the past 155 years manufact- urieg has replaced agriculture as the largest single source of em - lo entCanadians,or Of all � Canadians with jobs, , 25 r cent 3 are now hi Manufacturing and per cent to farntilig, Quick Canadian Quiz 1. The tiny Canadian, community called Alert can claim what distinction? 2. Of the ten provincial capitals, what .three are located on is- lands? 3. In what ten-year period did 'Canada's population show the greatest percentage increase? 4. The monthly ;pension available to all Canadians at age 70 costs the taxpayer how much per month? 5. Canada is the largest country in the Western Hemisphere. Name the second largest. ANSWERS: i'tS: 5. Brazil, which is larger than continental United States and has nearly foot times Canada's population. 3, In the 19014911 period, when zim igra- ti at was at an all -theta high, 1. A weather station 500 miles- south ilessouth of the North Pole, Alert is ,Canada's most northerly settle- ment. 4. About $ 35 Million; a rrlonth` 2. St, John's Newfound-' land, Charlottetown, P,'.lr., and Victoria, R,4, From Our Early Files 40 YEARS A+GQ Clinton New Era Thursday, June 14, 1917 Captain ,Tones and Lieut Hinder- son of the local Salvation Army staff conducted special services in Wingham last Thursday evening, J, Wiseman and A. J. Holloway were Goderich• visitors for a short time on Monday, Thomas Murch has sufficiently recovered from a recent operation to be able to get out. Miss Dolly ;Captelon leaves next for the west. James. Watt is . a new owner of a Ford .car. Sailor John Maci seod, Bayfield, has only succeeded in finding one gang of his., nets making his loss very heavy. 25 YEARS AGO Clinton News -Record Thursday, Juno I, 1932 The following Clintno students have been successful in passing their third year at Toronto Uni- versity; Miss Dorothy Tunes, Miss Grace. MoEwen, Miss Evelyn Hall and Miss Florence Rorke. Elmer Paisley, only son of Mr. and Mrs. 0, L. Paisley, Clinton, who recently cpmpleted his law course at Osgoode Hall, will be called to the bar in Toronto today. A local bowling tournament was held on the green on Friday ev- ening, 40 players taking part. The following skips won first, second and third prizes: J. E. Cantelon, P: Livermore, J. Lovett. Miss Ruth Cartwright, Toronto, was home over the weekend: Robert Marshall, London, spent the weekend at his home in town. Miss Daisy Copp, Toronto, is holidaying at the family residence in town. Benson Corless of the Bank of Montreal, Hamilton, is holidaying at the home of his parents in town. Word has peached his relatives here that A. J. McMurray of Har - piston, is pot at all well and his doctors has ordered rest and quiet for the next three months. TO YEARS AGO Clinton News -Record an Thursday, J'un a 12, 1947 .Fit/Lt, William F. "Blond)," Cook, son 'of Mr. and Mrs. W, J, Cook, Clinton, was honoured at Clinton Spring Show last Thurs- day, whenn he was presented with his citation and medal for winning the Distinguished Flying Cross; by :Kon. Ray Lawson, O,B.E,, lieutenant -governor of Ontario, Three bridges down and many culverts washed out! That's the toll in Goderich Township alone as a result of last Saturday's flood -sized rainfall. Rain lasting for hours, played havoc •in Clin- ton, too . . Percy Manning's garage had a foot of water in it. Many will envy Robin E, Thompson, who has just returned from a trip to • Shanghai, China, He left Vancouver, B.C., on April 12, with a load of dairy cattle shipped by UNRRA on board the "Lindenwood Victdry." Rev. R. M. P, Bulteel, Mrs. Fred Hudie, Miss Alice Holmes, Mrs, L. McKinnon and Miss Madeline Hawkins attended the spring meeting of the Huron Deanery, R. S. A!tkey and A. L. Colqu- houn, of the News -Record, left this afternoon for Ottawa, where they will attend the annual con- vention, Ontario -Quebec division, Canadian Weekly Newspaper As- sociation, Miss Marion Gibbings, Dundas, spent the holiday weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Gibbings, The Bayfield River rose to the level of the fishermen's dock fol- lowing the torrential rain pn Sat- urday. The current was so strong that the fishermen feared for their boats moored to the dock, SUGAR. and SPICE «,,.. " (By W, (Bill) B. T. Smiley) If all the hours that people in small towns waste going to meet- ings could be given back to them at the tail end bf their lives, we'd all live to be a hundred. And if all the money raised by small- town organigatis.in the last fif- ty years was; piled in a heap, we could all quit work, and just lie around and get fat for ten years or so. a: * ,t Women who are a week behind in their ironing, a month behind in their sewing, will spend a whole forenoon baking over a hot stove, sling out some cold scraps of lunch to the family, and dash off to the bake sale, where their beautiful pies, cakes and tarts are sold at less than cost. Trium- phantly, they total up the pro- ceeds, which figure out to $47 net, for about 60 hours' labour and $50 worth of ingredients. "A real, good bake sale," they proclaim. * ,f,* Men are just as foolish. Busi- nessmen who will announce, with- out even being asked, that time is money, will squander it reck- lessly in work for the lodge or service club. They'll spend hours devising original means of raising infinitesimal sums by dint of pro- digious labours. *With their $47, the women buy new drapes for the parsonage which clash hideously with the wallpaper, send flowers to people who are dying and' couldn't care less, or ship shoes to shiftless Africans who would be much hap- pier barefoot. With the $64 they raised at their bingo, the men will sponsor a ball or hockey team composed of spoiled little ingrates who have to be pleaded with to practice, called for before every game, and fed after it. . * . Cause of all this nonsense, of course, is the false premise that the first thing an organization must do is justify its existence by doing good works, And the only way to accomplish good works is by raising funds. And the only way to raise funds in to have meetings, drag people out to them, and turn these people loose on all the other people with some kind of gimmick for extracting money from them. ,,. * Sad part of the whole business is that, in any community you name, the wealthiest man could raise the same amount of money as all the organizations combined, in about four seconds, total labour consisting of signing his name on a cheque; Even sadder is the fact that this never happens, because the wealthiest man didn't get that way by doing such foolish things, * Perhaps it's just as well, What in the world would we do with all those evenings in our lives, if we didn't have meetings to bustle off to? You can spend only so much tune, rooted to a chair in front of the TV set, without turning into a drooling idiot. You can stand only so many evenings listening to the old Trouble and Strife ex- plaining what's wrong with your character. • No, there's- `something eachiiiar- Ming about meetings. You grunt- ble about going, try to sneak out• of then), but once you're there you're glad you. Went. Especially if there's a free lunch afterwards. Meetings are a good safety val- ve for a lot of people. You can usually tell what their home life is' like from the way they behave at the meeting, The madame chairman who can lay out a fund- raising, campaign with the. bold, brilliant strokes of a Napoleon is the one whose children are the worst brats in town, whose hus- band is a neglected -looking speci- men, whose housekeeping would make a Zulu wife shudder. The little man at the meeting who pounds the table, argues with everybody, leaps up to make a- mendments to the motion and threatens to resign if it isn't done his way, is the fellow whose only, contribution to the conversation when he's at home is: "Yes, dear.", * * Then there's the bird who agrees with everybody, and is too chicken to vote if it comes to a showdown. Not to mention the exasperated secretary, who is try- ing to put ' into English a motion from the floor after six interrup- tions, four amendments and sever- al revisions of the original word- ing and idea. At most meetings, a familiar figure • is the harassed young ma- tron. She arrives a little breath- less and plenty irritable, hat slightly askew, lipstick looking as though she'd put it on with her elbow. She has just finished wrestling a couple of kids off to bed, and stacking a big heap of dirty dishes in the sink. She's fed up with meetings and organ- izations and for two pins would quit. * * * But she gets sort of caught up in the plans for the tea, or the skating party, or the concert, and. takes a vigorous part in the de- bate. It's not until she's home that her senses return and she realizes with horror that she's promised to sell ten tickets, bake four pies and help decorate the hall. ' * * It would be interesting to ex- amine xamine some more of the types seen at meetings, but I have to end this column and go to a meet- ing. I'm Second Vice -President of the Society fer the Prevention of Kindness to Over -Privileged Child- ren. We have to raise some mon- ey so we can have a booklet prin- ted urging people to stop not beat- ing their . children. GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES • Ideal for Careful Investors The interest is paid half -yearly to the registered owner by cheque at par; or The interest may be accumulat- ed end added tin the principal. PREMIER TRUST CERTIFICATES available from Robert - ..... , W. �C l e It, It 3, C:LIN eON, Ont. Plnolne: 1111 n-7453 n40 THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1957 YCTU Forms New Huron Executive Mrs, I. Jewell, or Goderich was elected president of Huron County Women's Christian Temperance Union at the annual convention in James Street United Church, Ei - eter, Other officers: vice-president, Mrs, .J, Cransoton, Goderich; cor- responding secretary, Mrs. J. P. Cantelon, Goderich; recording secretary, Mrs. H. Powe,, Exeter; treasurer, Mrs. G. Johnston, God- erich; evangelism and Christian stewardship, Mrs, W. Pybus, Ex- eter; drugs and narcotics, Mrs. W. C, Pearce, Exeter; soldiers and sailors, Salvation Army Office, Goderich; medal contest, Mrs, H, Powe, Exeter; flowers and fruit, Mrs. S. MeFalls, Exeter; temper- ance in Sunday Schools, Mrs, E. Raithhby, Goderich; press, Mrs. Maude Hedden, Hensel. Resolutions were passed: urging retention of the Canada Temper- ance Act in Huron County; de- ploring social drinking in the home and on radio and television programs; protesting sale of beer and wine in grocery stores and sale of beverage alcohol on trans- continental trains. Mrs. George Mitchell, Arva, was speaker. 0 Shower Honours Bride -Elect Miss Reta Lee Thirty friends and neighbours gathered at the home of Mrs. Jim Brown last Wednesday night, in honour of Mrs. Brown's grand- daughter, Miss Reta Lee, bride - elect. Following the opening of gifts, and Beta had made a' very fitting reply of thanks to her friends, lunch was enjoyed by everyone present. Serving were four girl friends of the guest of honour, Misses Marilyn Miller, Elizabeth Falconer, Lois Falconer and Dor- othy Glazier. Assisting were Mrs. Inkley and Mrs. William Grigg. Piano Recital, Features Music Of Local Pupils . Parents of the pupils oaf Miss Lois Grasby, and a few others, were the invited guests last Wed- • nesday night to a piano recital. given in the Ontario Street Inne ted Church, Those playing solos were Dor,. othy and Leonard Jameson, Joan Rathwell, Brian Lands, Marilyn • Taylor, Nina. IVfeDonald, Mary Squire, Frank Taras, Frances Blacker, Catherine Fear, Ruth Ann Lewis, Elaine Brown, Keith Richmond,, Karen Allen, Lois Rathwell, Floyd Smith, Nancy Johnson, Louise Powell, Linda Couites, Katherine Blacker, Cher- yl Madill,. Anne Wightman, Teddy Pridie, Beth Cudmore, John Slav- in, Susan Wightman, Nancy Olde, Janey Beecroft, • Joy Turnbull, Christine Bridle, Jimmy MacDori aid, Judy Halward, Bill Trick, • Duets were played by Elaine Brown and Ruth Ann Lewis, "A Merry Dance"; Katherine and Frances Blacker, "Sing -a -Ling -a- Ling;" Floyd Smith and Keith Richmond, "The Fire Engine," At the close of the evening, Mrs. Jack McDougall at the piano, and Miss Lois Granby at- the organ, played a duet, "Nocturne" by Chopin. Janey Beecroft accom- panied ccompanied for "God Save the Queen." Miss Grasby is organist at On- tario Street United Church, and teaches private pupils as well. • 0 RCMT Exams Here Friday, June 21 Reginal Bedford, Hamilton, will conduct current examinations for ' The Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto in Clinton on June 21. As meat eaters, Canadians are in the big leagues. In 1955 they consumed 115 pounds of meat each, so much, in fact, that Can- ada's' cattle export market has just about vanished. KINDERGARTEN 'CLASSES Parents are requested to register all children eligible to attend •KINDERGARTEN CLASSES, commencing September, 1957. Children will be admittedon basis of age until accom- modation is filled. Register by letter not later than June 19, 1957. On day of enrolment in September, definite proof of age must be submitted to the Principal of the Public School. 212-3-4-b (Signed) on behalf of CLINTON PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD H. C. Lawson, Secretary Business and Professional . M--' Directory — DENTISTRY INSURANCE DR. N. W. HAYNES Dentist Across From Royal Bank Phone HU. 2-9571 29-tfb INVESTMENTS Get The Facts Call VIC DINNIN Phone 168 — Zurich Investors Mutual Managed and Distributed by • Investors Syndicate of Canada, Ltd. OPTOMETRY G. B. CLANCY Optometrist -- Optician (successor to the late A. L. Cole, optometrist) For appointment phone 33, Goderich 3, E. LONGSTAFF Hours: Seaforth: Daily except Monday & Wednesday -9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Thursday evening by appointment only. Clinton: Above Hawkins Hard- ware- Mondays only -9 ann. to 5.30 p.m. ' 'Clinton Phone Hunter 2-7010 PHONE 791 SEAF'ORTH PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT RONALD G. McOANN Public Accountant Office and Residence P.,attenbury Street East Phone Mt 2.9677 TON ONTARIO 5r CLINTON, NARIO ..444tfln ' Slav r REAL ESTATE LEONARD G. MINTER 1{eat Estate and Business Btoker High Street nen Clinton Phone Kt 24 02. Everyone giver on e Reads The Classifieds J. ID. (EDDIE) DALE District Representative The Confederation Life Assurance Company Phone Clinton HU 2-9405 14-tfb B. C. LAWSON Bank of Montreal Building. Clinton PHONES: Office HU 2-9644, Res., HU •2-9787 Insurance -- Real Estate Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co.. Insure the "Co-op" Way W. V. ROY District Representative Bon 310 Clinton, Ontario Phone Collect Office HU 2 -9642 --Res, HU 2-9357 Be Sure • • Be Insured iK. w. COLQVHOUN GENERAL INSURANCE Representative Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada Office: Royal Bank Building PHONES Office He 2.9747—Res. 2-7556 J. E. HOWARD, Dayfield Phone hayfield 53r2 Car a Fire - Life - Accident Wind Insurance H you need Insurance, I nave a Policy THE McKILLOP MUTUAL • FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Seaforth Officers 1.956: President, W. S. Alexander, Walton; vice-president, Robert Archibald, Seaforth;; sec-. rotary: treasurer and manager, IV A. Reid,Seaforth. Direcors: John H. lVfe wing;. Robert Archibald; Chris. Leon- hardt, Bornholm; E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; Wm, S. Alexander, Wal- ton;. J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Har vey Fuller, Goderich; J. E. Pepper, Prucefield; Alister Broadfoot, Sea- forth, Agents: Wm. Leiper Jr,, Uncles., hot)); J. V. Praetor, Brodhagen; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Erie nnroe, Seafortit.