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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1957-10-03, Page 2PAGE TWO CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Clinton News-Recc.rd: THE CLINTON NEW ERA • - THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Ama lgamated 1924 Published Every Thursday at Clinton, Ontario, at the 'wart of Bruron County, 1"opulation---2,902 A. Laurie Colquhoun, Publisher 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 • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1957 -THE FATE OF RAILWAYS THE MORE we hear about the situation ° regarding transportation and passenger service, the more we realize that trains .are rapidly going out of style as a means of transportation for short distances. A second meeting of . CNR officials, and tnunicipal •officials of the district, has done little else but incur the *rath of some towards the OTTR for the high-handed way in which they Went about announcing the fact that they were going to cancel two trains through town each day. • Actually, the only argument for retaining • the trains which seemed particularly strong wan this:, that the people of Huron and Perth haven' little enough' to offer as it is, in the way of attracting indusry to our doers, without having railway service halved. The potential of the district is as: great es any place, but try ex- plaining to somebody from Europe for instance, ,or even from the United States, that passenger service in and out .of Clinton amounts to one train each way, and those prospective industries just fail to materialize. Everyone can . see that the CNR is not making any money out of passenger traffic this side of Gaderich. They are making money out of freight and express. The general thought is that if the money from the district is going into theCNR pockets, regardless fotrwhich of the three services, then if the passenger end of it is losing money, we..still should not be pen- alized by losing this service, The train service is appreciated by many people, even though the majority., of travel is being done by private car, or by bus. But the ONR, argues, and with reason, that the business firms should not be asked to sub- sidize the passenger service. If passenger traffic is losing money, then freight rates should not be raised to cover "the loss. And so, though it seems almost inevitable that the trains .will be taken off, in this area we can still be very thankful that we have one train in and out each weekday, Somehow the trend, seems to point to the death of railways • entirely, unless some way be found to mnod'ernize them, and come up with a lightweight car that can make use of the existing rails. - BIGGER AND BETTER MOTHER NATURE smiled uponthe direct- ors of Bayfield Fall Fair again this year,' and turned out a day which was beautiful , and bright. Strong and chilly winds failed to halt the ardour of fair -goers, hardly at all, and the crowd was 14 fine spirits for . the 101st agricultural fair to be held in the lake village. .Ehtiphasis at the village fair has been put squarely upon the practical side of agriculture. This year, with the numlbex of horse classes trimmed to the bone, the directors nevertheless Included the dressed up and fancy classes, drawing spectators, (away even from the "mar- velous bargains" being offered by the imported barkers), to go "see the palominos". The 4-11 Club show was again an excellent one. , It "is interesting to note that when the youngsters who have placed high in their own classes broadenout and invade the senior classes, they almost always make a good show- ing for themselves. The indoor exhibits were of real interest. We felt that the pouitry'show had a good deal lacking, particularly. in exhibitors. The prizes are there, and the variety is there, ,but the exhibitors were not. This is' true also in the sheep classes, where only one man's flock in each of the breeds appeared, and of course with no competition, the value of the shave is reduced to merely presenting a sample of a breed. There Is no estimate of "the, best" at all.. The progress of the Bayfield Fall Fair is followed from year to year with great interest. With encouragement of the rural youth, and the addition of more and varied classes as cir- cumstances warrant, coupled with pruning of those which prove less useful, we can predict that the directors of Bayfield will equal the excellence of the past and come up with an even bigger and better show in years to come. HATS OFF! LAST NIGHT'S effort by the Kinsmen Club, towards entertainment of the people of Clinton and district, shows continued interest in Clinton by these young men, the future leaders of the town. The Kin are dedicated to friendship ,with each ether, and service ,to the community. They achieve this by working' together, by teaching each other, and by teaching others, the values of a progressive community,- and the enjoyment of good times spent together. They are essentially a young men's club. The age limit for members to hold office is 35 years. They encourage their meni!bers to learn, and , go out from the club better equipped to serve the community. The job they have done since their begin- nings more than five years ago, has been deeply appreciated. Many people are helped anony- mously. Their work with children is, of course, done in the name of snort, but will result in building better citizens. Our hats are off to the Kinsmen, and our' wishes to them are for growth, success and wise use of their combined knowledge of town affairs. A GOOD PLACE TO START STOPPING THERE STILL seems to be a great many people newly come to Canada who are getting licenses . to drive upon our highways without first proving their ability to read English. Surely the first requisite of being able to Ow on our public ways, should be the ability to read the signs of the road! In the local magistrate's courtroom: we heard. of a couple of men in charge of .a construction truck, who knew so little English that the constable laid a traffic violation charge against the owner,, rather than upon the new Canadians. The constable said he did not feel the men. would know or understand what the charge was all about. Surely if they are able to.be put in charge -of a truck, they should be given more than just the rudiments of English first. It would appear to be that this is one good place to 'start stopping the issuance of licenses. It is bad enough to go on as is the custom, in issuing Iicenses after 'only a short driving test—ibut when compounded with lack of know- ledge of the language of the country, we are only asking for accidents upon the highways. A LESSON (Exeter Times -Advocate) , WHATEVER THE OUTCOME of the case Against the London man who is charged with :false pretenses in connection with the repair of e1•linrneys and •roof 0! a Hensall home, the inci- dent proves again that it is always wiser, usually More economical and certainly more satisfactory to employ A local tradesman to do your repairing rather • than hiring a firm with which you a're' not familiar. Whether the pian is guilty or not the price he charged vias more, than three times the estimates submitted for tw'o district trades- men who were witnesses for the crown. The city man charged $451; the estimates frons the district men ranged between $140 and $150, 1n this :liarticular case it should be pointed out that the proprietors of the house did neg.. otiate with a local man to have the job' done. When he did not appear at the pre«arranged time to start the work, they employed the London man in good faith. A number of .people in Exeter have had to tray excessive oharges for work done by trim* gent tradesmen, It is hoped that these ex- lierier1oes, in additiof to the one in •Hensall, have been sufficiently publici2ed that no other res- iciest will become a victini of these Opportunists. We .hope that all homeowners will be 'careful about giving authority to unknown firms to -• periform such services, '• 1';art of the problem, of course, is that Such Unethical incidents cast suspicion on all tradesmen or firms who do similar work. This is most unfair because the majority bf them are responsible and honest, Probably the Most satisfactory and, econ- omical protection for the homeowner in such cases is to secure references from the person Who is bidding for the job. A quick cheek with those whb'have had experience in dealing with the firm will usually reveal,it;s reliability. �. ,ter Addison I consider an human soul without ed- I. d- _ueation like marble in the quarry, which shows none a Its inherent beauty till: the skill of the polisher fetches cot the colors, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot, and yein that runs through the b'od'y of it, THURSD4.Y, o.00TO'Bl From Our Early Files 40 Years Ago Clinton New Era THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 4, 1017 The 44th annual meeting of the East Huron Teachers Institute was held in Owen: Memorial Hall, St. Paul's Church, Clinton. The. Women's Patriotic Society, operating with a turn -over of over $2,000 each year, under the ,pres- idency of Mrs, W. Brydone, report- ed a splendid year, including 1,316 pairs of soaks knitted; 214 shirts; 145 sheets; 73 pyjamas; 254 trench towels, etc., made and sent over- seas: a total of 2,389 articles, Goderich and Clinton papers have announced an increase in price to $1.50 per year in the near future, Increased costs of product- ion was given as cause. The marriage of Francis Gert- rude Chant and John Adam Sutter was held in Wesley Church on Wednesday meaning, conducted by the Rev. Mr, Jones. The young couple left on a wedding tour to Toronto and other eastern .points. A music festival will be held in. the Salvation Army Hall- on Saturday evening, when the Strat- ford Salivation. Army Band will at- tend, Admission is only ten cents. Brown's store was offering blue serge :at prices from $1,95 to $2.70 per yard, limited to one suit len- gth per family. 25 Years Ago • Clinton News -Record THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1932 Mrs. E. M. McIntyre was instal- led Noble Grand of the Huronic Rebekah Lodge, No. 306. Miss S. Bawden was treasurer, and secret- aries were M. Mahaffy and B. Watt. 3, Elliott was installed Noble Grand of the Clinton IOOF, with treasurer, T. H. Hardy and sec- retaries, H. W. Gould and J. Wise- man. ' Clinton defeated the London team in a fast and furious Box Lacrosse game with a score of 6-3. Clinton line-up included Wendorf, Kennedy, Campbell, MoEwan,.Ful-i ford, Pickett, Gibbs, Dale, Dick- son and Holmes. The election on Monday seemed to plainly indicate that South Bur, on is a Liberal riding and has no intention, at least at the present time, of changing. Mr. Golding piled up the biggest majority in its history, with a total of 7,054 votes out of the 12,1.00 polled. L. Rader had 5,046 votes. In Clin- ton the majority was 158 in fav- our of Mr. Rader. Exeter, Goder- ich Township, both favoured Mr. Rader. 'Lorne Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs, Cree Cook, is now assistant manager of the Fort William bran - oh of Kresge's, Kitchener. 10 Years Ago Clinton News -Record THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1947 Members of the staff of Clinton Hosiery Mills Limited enjeyed a party at the Royal York. Hotel, Toronto, on the occasion of the birthday of Herman H. Harris, owner of the firm. Two charter- ed buses made the trip to the city. ,Clinton Lions Club appealed to the public for support at the fall frolic, which is an effort to raise $700 towards expenses at -the are- na. SS 4, West Stanley, won the shield for most points earned at the Bayfield Fall Fair. (Clinton Collegiate Institute plac- ed second at the Huron Secondary Schools Association track and field meet held in Clinton Community Park. With 99 points they trail- ed the champions, Goderich, with 198 points. Jeanne Garon was in- termediate girls champion. 1 However, at the local meet, Jeanne was third in that class. Nanoy Ford won the champion- ship for intermediate girls, and second place was won by Delores MoNall, Senior champs, James Hodd and Grace Lobb; intermed- iate boys, Kenneth Armstrong; Juniors, Cameron Maltby, Eileen Kelly; juveniles, Carman McDon- ald. SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (Bill) B. T. Smiley) One of the nicer things about .growingg older is that we grow steadily more pure. It's astonish- ing how we simultaneously shed sin and don morality with each passing year. * * 1' About 24 years ago tonight, for example, I was climlbing over a garden wall with my shirt stuffed with grapes, when a voice of un- earthlyloudness and ferocityshou- ted: "Hi! You!" My heart eaped into my mouth, I leaped to the ground, the ,grapes popped out of my shirt and it took off like an in- tercontinental missile, pursued by outraged roars and heavy boots. * * *• * Later, inthe sanctuary of my bed, did I regret my wickedness, revile myself for shattering one of the ten commandments, and swear I'd never do it again? Not much. What I did 'was regret the grapes, revile myself for being half scared to death and swear a re- turn visit to the orchard as soon as the heat was off, * * * * • That's what I mean. To -day, I'd never consider doing such a thing. Oh, I might give my golf ball a very small kick if it was in a par- ticularly bad lie in the rough, and nobody was looking. I might tell my wife that I'd paid the hydro bill in time to •get the discount when I knew perfectly well that it was in my hip pocket, unpaid. But I'd never dneaarr of doing anything dishonest, like stealing grapes. e, * * * Other people are the same. The alder they get, the better' they get. Not long ago we visited an old acquaintance, a woman in her late thirties. She had a teenage Baugh- ter who was out to a dance that night, The girl was to be home. by one As the hour neared, her 'Mather kept breaking off her talk about her church activities and. glancing at the clock. At one- fifteen, she was fit to be tied. The kid showed up *!bout one -thirty. You should have heard her mother. You'd have thought the youngster was completely depraved. * * * * Later, as she served a cup of tea and vehemently wondered what was going to become of these un- disciplined, irresponsible teenagers, 1 couldn't help casting my mind bark. Twenty years ago our hos- tess had been a regular young rip,. whose specialties were drinking gin out of the bottle in the rumble seat of roadsters, and going for mixed midni*ghtu switms au naturel. • * Recently I spent a weekend with anold college friend. Ile had dis- tinguished himself at, the univer. city, not through his athletic or academie prowess, butbecause of his incredible memory for the words and obs"•,cure tunes of Riley's Daughter, There Was An Old Monk of Great Renown, and other such bawdy but deathless ditties, Sat- urday night I tried to get a sting, or two out of him, but he was strangely reticent, In the old days you had to hold him down and stuff a sock in his mouth to make him stop singing, ,H * 91 r Next morning, Sunday, he acted kind' of mysterious. Wanted me to go for a walk with him. 1 thought he was taking Me to the bootleg- ger's, and was about to demur, but decided to humour him, and went along. When we got there it seem- ed a••funny place to find a bootleg- ger, but you never know. Five min- utes later my mouth was still hang- ing open as I sat in the back row of the Sunday School and watched my friend, arms waving, face bea- ming, leading about a hundred small types through the strains of Jesus Loves Me. * * * Last April, I bumped into an old Air Force side -kick, in a coffee shop in Simpson's, in the city. 1945. His right name was Dick, Hadn't seen him since Brussells, but we called him The Count in those days, because he was reput- edly, and enviedly, livingin sin with a beautiful, rich Belgian cauntess. He was a big handsome, devil-may-care chap in those days. * * * * We chatted. He was a little fat, a little bald, pretty dull. "Re- member when we used to call you The Count?", I asked, in an effort to establish common ground. He muttered something like "count me out" and launched rapidly into a monologue on the work he was doing with juvenile delinquents, through a church group. He final- ly ran" out of breath, there was an awkward pause, then: "Guess youh.atren't met the wife," he said heartily, turning to a large red- faced woman sitting beside him, eating a. vast sundae. It was not the Countess, You can see them everywhere: people who were once steeped in Sin , and now pass the collection plate or holler in the, back row of the church: choir; who were once steeped in gin and whose inflamed noses now light the way for the valiant armies of the prohibition oause. fx. * * * * It's plain to see that people im- prove with age, morally, if not physically. But I'd still like to know why. Is; it because they have learned to respect the law and other people's property? Is it because they know the day of judgment is bearing down and they're trying to cover their flam- ing youth, witha nice coat of camouflage grey? Or is it simply that they don't have the stamina to be sinful any more? YOU CAN EARN 5'/4 by investing $100 or more for 5 years in a .. PREMIER TRUST Guaranteed Certificate (nets or arendwat) available from Robert W Cole Ri Birt 3, CLLNTON, 4 nti Picone: 1111 2.1453 a9.4o-41$ Letter to the Ed icor LOST A RONSON Chamber of Commercet Clinton, Ontario Gentlemen: I stopped in Clinton near a triangle intersection on September 21 to make a phone call.' Some- where In my travels, I lost my husbands monogramed Ronson lighter (F,A.I3.). Would you know if an ad was put in your local paper in the lost and found column? I have no idea how to trace this loss, could you suggest some- thing? Thank you, MR'S. F,• A. BALDWIN, 291/ Pontiac Street, Oxford, Michigan, 0 The Bible Today A 16 m,m sound film in colour entitled "For Every Man" has been released by the British and Foreign Bible Society in Canada, and will be shown by the district secretaries of the 16 auxiliaries in this country. The film, which shows the Bible Society at work in Canada, was produced by the Rev. E. J. Heuer, Edmonton, It is the fourth film that Mr. Heuer had made for the Bible Society; In 1950 his first film "Frontiersmen" recieved hon- orable mention in the Canadian film awards. Since 1944 Mr. Heuer has been district secretary for North Alber- ta for the Bible Society. In Nov- ember he will move to the Nation- al Office in Toronto - to devote his full time to the work of pro - clueing audio-visual material for the British and Foreign Bible Soc- iety in Canada. Suggested readings for this week: Sunday Joshua 24: 1-24 Monday .1 Samuel 1: 1-28 Tuesday 1 Samuel 3: 1-21 Wednesday 1 Samuel 15: 12-31 Thursday / 1 Samuel 16: 1-13 Friday 2 Samuel 12: 15-23 Saturday Matthew 26: 1-25 The Disaster Services of the Canadian Red Cross gave emerg- ency assistance to..,1,555 families consisting of 8,105 individuals in 1956. The majority of these were victims of fire. i ick Canalcli Quiz 1. Spain once laid claim to w part of Canada? 2. In 1946 Canada's mineral ou put was valued at just ove $500 million. What is its cur- rent value? 3. In which of the telt provinces is.manufacturing now the leading industry? 4, What is the full membership of the House of Commons? Of the Senate? 5. 'The U.S. is the largest foreign buyer of Canadian goods. In a year does the U.S. buy more from, or sell more to Canada? ANSWERS: 5. In 1956 Ameri- cans sold to Canada more than $1 billion worth more of • goods than they bought of Canadian goods. 3. In seven of the ten provinces, in ail but P,E.I,, Sask., and Alta. 1. The area that is now the B.C. coast. 4. There are 265 seats in the House of Commons, 102 in the Senate. 2. More than $2 billon. Material ;prepared by the editors of Quick Canadian Facts, the po- cket annual of facts about Canada. In Memoriam Cards An appropriate card, ack- nowledging o donation to the Canadian Cancer Society, In memory of the deceased,, w111 be sent to the bereaved fam- ily. Auk the funeral director, of contact the local Branch of the Perth -Huron Unit, Cana- dian Cancer Society. • For further information and' , free literature write Mrs. Neville Forbes , R.R 1, Clinton Phone HU 2-7438 Or R. Benson Sutter Clinton, phone HU 2-6635 40-2-4-b What has. age to do with borrowing moriei ? Age in a company spells experience. Because HFC is backed by 79 years' experience, you may borrow with con- fidence. You get prompt attention, repayment terms tailored to your needs, peace of mind about money matters. Do as two generations have done. Borrow with confidence from Household Finance. HUDSEHOLD,I�NANGE R. K. Fitch, Manager 35A West Street Telephone 1501 GODERICH Business and Professional — Directory - DENTISTRY 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 ' J. E. LONGSTAFF Hours: Seaforth: Daily except Monday & Wednesday -9 am. 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 ard-ware Mondays only -9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Phone 11Unter 2-7010 Clinton PHONE 791 SEAFORTH PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT RONALD G. McCANN Public 'Accountant • Office and Residence Rattenbury Street East Phone HU 2-9677 CLINTON; ONTARIIQ 5 M REAL ESTATE LEONARD G. WINTER Zeal Estate and Businest Broker High Street W Clinton Phone in/ 24692 Everyone onrie Rea s The Classifieds INSURANCE Insure the "Co-op" Way AUTOMOBILE and HOME INSURANCE District Representative P. A. "PETE" ROY P.O. Box 4310, Clinton, Ontario Phone Collect: HU 2-9357 35-teb J. E. (EDDIE) DALE District Representative The Confederation Life Assurance Company Phone Clinton HU 2-9405- td b H. C. LAWSON Bank of Montreal Building Clinton PHONES: Office HU 2-9644, Res., HU 2-9787 Insurance -- Real Estate Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Oa Be Sure - : Be Insured R. W. COLQUHOUN GENERAL INSURANCE Representative Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada Office: Royal Bank Building PHONE Office HU 2-9747—Res. 2-7556 I. E. HOWARD, Hayfield ,�' Phone Bayfield 53r2 Car : Fire - I:ife - Accident Wind insurance If you need Insurance, I nave a Policy THE McHILLOP MUTUAL (FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Seaforth Officers 1956: President, W. S. Alexander, Walton; vice-president, Robert Archibald, Seaforth; sec-. retary-treasurer and manager, M A. Reid Seaforth. (Directors: John H. McEwing, Robert. Archibald: Chris. Leon- hardt, Bornholm; E. J. Trewartha, Clinton: Wm. -S, Alexander, Wal- ton; 1 al-ton;1 L. Malone, Seaforth; Har- vey Fuller, Goderich; J. E. Pepper, Brticefield; Alister Broadfoot, Sea forth, Agents: WM. Leiper Jr., Londes- boro; J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Eric. 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