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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1958-09-11, Page 2PAGE TWO CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURSDAY, .SEI'TEMBER 11, 1958 1%T A9A . A WAX `1P VY iv PM -P iriLl"Ov From Our THE CLINTON NEW ERA THE CLINTON NEWS-13MCORI) Axn010 Published eve y�Thursd y�2 t the. Heart of HuronCounty r CUlnton, Ontario Population 2,9024 A. L, Colquhoun.', Pubiisheir Wilma, D, Dinnin, Editor p Q cy s s� SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in, advance --Canada and Great Britain: $3.00 a year; United States and Foreign,, $4,00; Single Copes Sever; Cents Authorized as second alass mail. Post Office Deraartment. Ottawa THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1958 LErs CONTINUE GOOD PLANNING All things considered, the chaps who laid out the streets of Clinton in the days gone ny, had the interest of the citizens of the future at heart. They took many things into consideration, and they planned well. Easy to say that the streets are a maze, And a child with a tinkertoy could have done better—but first accept the fact that Clinton is at the crossroads. Nothing could be done about ,the fact that two highways had to cross in the middle of the town, at ungainly angles. But within the framework of those roads, planning was done well. Consider the layout of our town. Each, ward was provided with an area for the children to play. St, Andrew's Ward is without doubt the best looked after in this regard, That is the centre for the Clinton Community Park, now equipped with race track, grandstand, bandstand, drinking fountain, swings, teeters, wading pool and swim pool, plus benches for resting. But each of the other wards has its own playground area provided for. In St. George's Ward (containing the Hospital), way' up in the undeveloped areas of -the Andrews farm, there is a place called College Square. It fronts on College Street, Addison St- reet and Erie Street. No people live there yet. But it is surveyed, and the plans are for an open space there for a park, or playground some time in the future. In St. John's Ward (containing the arena) there is a place called Church Square. That is on the - old railroad right of way, and is bounded by Church, Erie and Waverly streets. Nobody lives there either, At the front of this square is the location of the C. H. Epps Manufacturifig and Hearn Wholesale Ltd. plants. But most of the Square is undeveloped, not built on, and al- ready planned for by the early people of Clint- on, as a park or playground, In St, James Ward (containing the railway station) and Little England, as it is known more familiarly, there is also an undeveloped park or playground. It has two names: Market Square or Gordon Square. Most people down that way know it as Gordon Square. At the time the wartime houses were built in that area, a group of them were built along one side of the Square, facing James Street. Other streets around the Square are Gordon Street and Matilda Street, As it happens, it is Gordon Square which is most important as far as development goes right now.. Living right in the block of which the Square is a part, there are 18 children. In the next block there are another ten or so. In the Little England section of this ward, alone. there are an estimated 45 children. For them to reach the community ,park, they have a rail- way, and at least one busy highway to cross. To all intents and purposes, unless the parents have time to go with them, the community park is of no use to these children. But there is some hope that the Square will be developed into a playground in the near future. Council this week decided not to sell the part of the Square still vacant, but to .reserve it for a playground. Some time ago the residents of the area were quite interested in the development of the Square for that purpose, and it is believed that they would still be happy to co-operate, pro- vided the future of the Square as a playground is assured.. We feel it is up to the council of 1958 to build upon the foundation left with them by the men who went before them, and carry out post haste, the development of a playground on Gor- don Square. BUSY, BUSY, BUSY Didn't get to the convention in Toronto the time. this year. That's the place where newspaper The result of this, is, that some folic have folk gather once a year and discuss problems to wait a little longer for their printing jobs and their possible solution. —and this we regret most heartily. But, we are, Actually our problems here proved to be first and foremost, in the newspaper business, too great to get away from. The main one and the home paper comes first above all. was: how to get six days work done in three Though a job of printing may be put days ? off, in most instances, a day or two without Of course the answer is: work day and causing anyone much distress — a newspaper night. must come out upon its appointed day if it is But though the soul may be willing, the to serve the subscribers and those who use it flesh is weak, and we rather think that it is as a vehicle for telling potential buyers what the better part of valour, not to work just all they have to offer. SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (Bili) B. T. Smiley) Well, I know everybody has been sitting around, bitimig their nails and wanting to goo to the bathroom in the suspense of wait - Ing to hear about our holiday, so I won't keep you on: tender hooks any longer. There's nothing more enjoyable than the absorbing account of somebody else's holiday trip. It produces a delightful lassitude of the limbs, heaviness orf the eyes and wooliness of the mind' that are most relaxing. Really thought- ful travellers wuil have coloured slides of the trip, and you can drop right off as soon as the lights are turned out, depending on your wife to sit there and chirp things Ike: "What a lovely view! You !Lucky people!" and stuff ,Like that. I've .been (trying to tell people about our trip ever since we got back,"Have a nice holiday?" they ask interestedly. "Well, yes," I begin rather shyly, "went dor a little trip with the ..." and they bellow "ain't it awful, travelling +with kids;? Y' wooden get me !oton'a mother tni!p" and tell me dor 20 minutes about some dumb excursion they were on a month ,ago. Weld, I hate to adnyit it, but we did ,have a nice holiday. Amid tra- velling wuthh kids is not so bad, after all. It's probably no worse than spending a couple of days in a bag full of baboons. First, we went to the Ex. And it would take nothing less than a regiment of horses to make me go through it again. I went for the bundle on the midway, a kid clutching each hand. Kim, Hugh and I went on the most violent rides the bad, as Mast as we y =d, while the Old Lady stood around, bleating and wringing her hands. Each. time we'd climb off some wild ride, s(lok, white and, shaken, she'd!plead: "Let's go and see the food exhibit". But the kids are too smart to be trapped 'dike that. They knew def they let me stop long enough for my dread' to stop spinning, I'd have enough sense to have enough nerve to call a :haat, And I was just as determined that as'g ilonig as my stomach, and money held out, they'd never [learn what a craven coward I was behlind that cold, sweating face and siekly gran. They won. But so dad, I. After ' ONLY AT 1HPC... Money seance backed by80,; years' experience For fast, friendly loan service from specially trained, courteous people, come to Hl! C—CAnada's leading coni sumer finance company. Borrow up to $1,000 in privacys with up to 30 months to repay on terms you select. You're always welcome of HFC HO -0-$0-H LD FINANCE ! a ride on the Wdld Mouse., which put more pure, cold dear through my innards than anything since the day a fellow put a 40 mash. shell through my wing, right be- side the cockpit, I threw in the white towel. a: y: "Don't :you think we should let Mom have some fun?" I quavered. They finally agreed, disgustedly, to take her on the only ride she'd venture on. So the four of us sat, the- 8cids snorting with amuse- ment, their mother gasping and holding the sides, while we went around and :around, on the slowest, mildest, most babyish, most oad- womanish ride in the, midway. Whddfh was fine with me. * N, :k As this was The Children's Trip, we then, took .off for Niagara FaRs. Like all kids, they were deeply Impressed by the, magnificent sp- ectacle, gazing -at it with awe for at least farty seconds before starting to hook around dor a hot- dog stand. Then Hugh spotted the Maid ,of the Mist, and we had to Uo on the boat ride in the gorge, We got delirghtfully soaked an, the spray, and the rapturous grins of the kids were worth the whole trip. Tanen we wanted to eat. It took half an hour to find :a "nice" place to suit may wife. We a+ll sat down, the waitress brourght our water and the menus. We took a look at them, then at each other, ,grabbed a kid each and :headed', in as dignified a retreat as posLqible, for the door. There was'noth+imlg under $3 on the' sheet. If you'd ever seen Kim messing around'. in a $3 dinner, the whale oomrplai ring vehemently because she's not allowed drench fries and .an ice cream cone, her fav- ourite meal, you wouldn't have blamed us. We wound up at a hole inn-the-wa`11, eatawng another in the never-ending stream of hot dogs from one hand and beating off the flies with the other, Which suited the kids down to the ground, That might we stayed at a swanacy hotel. I gave the bellboy his dime with that touch of cos- mopolitan. clan that only a weaddy editor can achieve. Kim had nev- er seed a bellboy before, anal' Pat- er, when we were wondering, where the swimming pool was located., site piped: "Wily didn't you Ic the' Ihutler?" Next day, a flying; visit to the Stratford Festival, The play last. ed over three flours, and by the end of Act 2, the kids were Wigg1- 40 YEARS AGO Clinton News -Record (Thursday, September 12, 1918) ,Miss Aignes Middleton., White- hall, Go'dexnoh Township, who has been ,carrying Of prizes for hand- painted andpainted china at the 'Western Fair for several years (past, has, been, awarded first prize this Year again for the collection of china ex ed. Miss Middleton is to ,be con- gratulated, J, Ransrford has just received the fallowing price hist a- household necessities from England. We pu'b- Misah, the list so that householders may compare With Canadian paic- es: (Beef 48c, Mutton 4$e per lib., Loney 60c per ab., Eggs, $1.32 ,per dozen, Miss Knrlue Pinning leaves on &Lt urday for Peterboro, where she hasi taken 'a position. Miss Pinn- ing is a popular young lady and will ,be mussed in town. Magistrate Andrews returned ori Friday from Toronto where he was attending a meeting of the Police Magistrates' Association of Ontario, He was accompanied by hlis daughter, Miss Marion, who h+ad been spending a few weeks in the city with her slsiter. 40 YEARS AGO Clinton New Era, (Thursday, September 1.2, 7.918) A quiet weddlinrg took place at the Wesley Church. parsonage when Mess, Mary Irene Bdggdns :was united cin. maiviage to William J. Pinning. Rev. A, E. Jones per- formed the ceremony. On September 16 the Ontario Temperance Act will be two years old. With ,coal famine threatened we must dearn fuel economy, Coal is the problem of the hour. The country now faces a tremendous fuel shortage. An old tinier informs the New E'ra that next winter Will be a mild one. He gets his clue from the fact than; there are no hazel: nuts in the, bush. This sign he mover knew to ,fall. J. (Blondy) Cook sent an ex- hibit .of asters to Western, Fair this year. Mr. Cook has over 800 asters lin bloom in his garden. A. Jervis, Nap:aneer, near Chic- ago, is visiting his parents, Mx. and Mrs. C. E. Jervis of town. He is also a visitor With his sister,, Mrs. Whlliam Cale, Clinton, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. McLennan were Fair visitors at London this week. 0 25 YEARS .AGO Clinton News -Record (Thursday, September 1.4, 1933) Clinton's Aviation Day, Friday Mast, was: one of the hottest days this summer, a regular blisterer. Incidentally, Captaiin Gillies, said it was- one of the worst flying days in his. experience, a gusty wind: (blowing and what anriators describe as "air pockets" malting the voyaging a bit rough. This did! .not prevent ;between seventy or eighty, people from making the flight, however, :and we heard' no complaints about a rough trip. Harold Gibbs has gone to Strat- rford, to attend Collegiate. The local hockey team. will be minus Ing lake worms. Hugh and I were deeply mortified, and tried to act as though we didn't know them, when Kim and her another got into an audible argument about whe- ther the fonner should put her shoes on, just before intermission, while dozens of cultured s;pi.ns:ters turned around and hissed at them like snakes. And then the long journey home, swearing we wouldn't eat another hot Ldog or hamburger for a month, the youngsters groggy with ex- haustion, the ;inside of the car re- sembling the town dump. And the deep satisfaction of tucking thetas in their own beds, then conting door, to the dear, familiar kitchen for a. midnight cup of tea, And' admitting to each other some- what reluctantly that The Trip, after all, had been a roaring suc- cess. Treasurer's Sale of LANDS FOR TAXES Corporation of the County of Huron TO WIT: By virtue of a warrant issued by the Warden of the County of Hu- ron under his hand and the sea) of the said corporation bearing date of 12th day of August 1958, sale of lands in arrears of taxes in the County of Huron will be held at my office at the hour of 2.00 p.m. in the Court; House on the 9th day of December 1958 unless the taxes and costs are sooner paid. Notice is hereby given that the list of lands for sale for arrears of taxes was published in the On- tario Gazette on the 5th day of September 1958, and that copies of the said list may be had at my office. The adjourned sale, if necessary, will be held at the above office on the 16th day of December, 1958. Treasurer's Office this 13th day rf August, 1958. (signed) J. G. BERRY, Treasurer Early Files a good, player by this arrange anent. On Monday evening vast, about 40 of the yourig people of Ontario Street United Church League, held a very successful Weiner roast at Geo0ge E[lliott's farm on the Bay- field, Road, an ideal spot for such an event. Leonard McXnlight, pre- ,sident, acted as master Of cere- monies during the evening, After the games, all' seated themselves around the campfire and many old and famil'lar songs were sung. Jack Perdue and George Elliott, Jr., contributed Iplea'simlg mouth or- gan and ,guitar selections. Hot dogs, and coffee were served, which touched the right spot on a coal Mishit. Miss Isci Mustard, daughter of Mr. and, Mrs, W. A. Mustard, Bayfield, has been appointed- to the nursing staff of Maalburg Hall, Jahn Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. 0 10 YEARS AGO Clinton News -Record - (Thursday, September 9, 1948) In an effort to augment its stafif with experienced knitters, Clinton ,Hosiery Mills Limited has brought nine natives. of County Cork, Eire, to Canada, and the four men and five women com- meneed work at the local mill last week. The gentle sound art rain fall- ing on the roaftops was sweet music to the residents of Clinton and 'district during last night, for, With it, drought lasting, a good month was broken. Although many garden crops have been ruined or their production greatly cui tail- ed by the prolonged dry spell, others will benefit greatly by the rainfall. Wiss Jean MGE'wen, daughter of Mx. and' Mrs, Afflex MaDwen, Stan- ley Townshlrp, reports a most in- teresting and educaVonal year a- broad, An exchange teacher from Dufiferin School;, Toronto, to Marl- borough 'Srhooi, Chelsea, London, Miss McEwen recently returned by plane, Clinton Collegiate Institute, which 'opened for the fall term Tuesday ,morning, has the largest enrollment in, the history of the institution. The total stood at 24.8 last aught, made up of 98 boys and 150 girls, an increase Of 2:2 over the same day a year ago, or ten ipercent.' Orly CrYVOdY AMS 1110 W1, ut Ads Business and Professi.anal 11 — Directory AUCTIONEER ALVIN WALPER PROVI KAAL LICENSED AUCTIONEER For your sale, large or small, courteous and efficient service at all times, "Service that Satisfies" Phone 119 Dashwood. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ROY N. BENTLEY Public Accountant GODEMICH, Ontario Telephone 1011 Box 478 45,.17-b RONALD G. McCANN Public Accountant Office and Residence Rattenbury Street East Phone HU 2-9677 CLINTON, ONTARIO 50-tfb OPTOMETRY ,T. E. LONGSTA T 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. Glinton: Above Hawkins .Hard- ware—Mondays only --9 a.m. to 5.30 P.M. Phone Hunter 2-7010 Clinton PHONE 791 SEAFORTEI G. B. CLANCY Optometrist -- Optician (successor to the late A. L. Cole, optometrist) For appointment phone 33, Goderich REAL ESTATE LEONARD G. WINTER Real Estate and Business Broken High Street — Clinton Phone HU 2-6692 HAIR DRESSING CHARLES HOUSE OF BEAUTY Cold Waves, Cutting, and Styling King St., Clinton Ph. HU 2-7065 C. D. Proctor, Prop. INSURANCE INSURE THE CO-OP WAY Auto, Accident and Sickness„ Liability, Wind, .Fire and other perils P. A. "IVETE" ROY, CLINTON .Phone HU 2-9307 Co-operators Insurance Association H. C. LAWSON Bank of Montreal Building Clinton PHONES; Office HU 2-9644,, Res„ HU 2-9787 Insurance -- Real Estat4q Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Cert, K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE Representative; Sun Life Assurance Co, of Canada Phones: Office HU 2-9747; Res. HU 2-7556 Salesman: Vic Kennedy Phone Blyth 78 J, E. HOWARD, Bayfield Phone Bayfield 58r2 Ontario Automobile Association. Car - Fire - Accident Wind Insurance If you need Insurance, I crave a Policy THE McHILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Seaforth Officers 1958: President, Rob- ert Archibald, Seaforth; vice- pre- cident, Alistair Broadfoo't, Sea - forth; secretary -treasurer, Norma Jeffery, Seadorth, Directors: John. H. McE:wing, Robert Archibald, Chris. Leon- hardt, Bornholm; E. J. Trewa¢rtha, Clinton; Wm. S. Alexander, Wal- ton; J. L. Malone, Seafonth; Har- vey Fuller, Goderich:; J. E. Pepper, Brucefieltd; Alistair Broadfoot, Seaforth. Agents: Wm. Leiper Jr., Lond- esboro; J. F. 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