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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1959-01-29, Page 20 0 t OR THE KIDS F BIG DAY M. RECESSION 4.0014 SERIOUS.b .", Business and Professional — Directory AUCTIONEER INSURANCE ALVIN WALPER PROVINCIAL • LICENSED AUCTIONEER For your sale, large or small, courteous and efficient service at all times. "Service that Satisfies"- Phone 119 Doshwood PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ROY N. BENTLEY Public Accountant CODERICII, 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 400411.#41441NNIVPINI MIIMIP OPTOMETRY I. E..LONGSTAFF Hours: Seatorth: 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 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Phone HUnter 2-7010 Clinton PHONE 791 SEAFORTH G. B. CLANCY Optometrist — Optician (successor to the late A. L. Cole, optometrist) Fol. appointment phone 33, Gioderieh REAL ESTATE LEONARD G. WINTER Real Estate and Business Broker 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., INSURE THE CO-OP WAY Auto, Accident and Sickness, Liability, Wind, Fire and other perils P. A. "PETE" ROY; CLINTON Phone IIU 2-9357 Co-operators Insurance AsSociation H. C. LAWSON • Hotel Clinton Block Clinton PHONES: Office HU 2-9644, Res., HU 2-9787 Insurance — Real Estate Agent: Mutual Life Assurance co. 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, Bayfieid Phone Bayfield 662 Ontario Automobile Association Car -'Fire -*Accident Wind. Insurance If you need Insurance, I nays a Policy THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY • .Head "Office: Seaforth - Officers 1953: President, Rob- ert Archibald, Seaforth; mice- One, aident, Alistair Broadfoot, Sea- forth; secretary-treasurer, Noma Jeffery, Seaforth. Directors: John' H. MeEwing, Robert Archibald; Chris. Leon- hardt, Bornholm; E. I. a'rewartha. Clinton; Wm. S. Alexander, Wel- ton; J. 'L. Malone, Seaforth; Har- vey Fuller, Godemieh; J. E. Pepper, Brucefield; Alistair Bronclfoot, Seaforth. Agents; Wm. Leiper Jr., Lond- esboso; J. F. Prueter, Brodbage9; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Este IVIunroe, Seaford:. A TWO M1NRSTE. LESSON NOW_. GETTER THAN IWO YEARS LATER ON 1. P&G Iwo .Q141,17'911 NgWB,RBCD.11.1) THURSOAY, AT,Avvmty: g% 1959 THE CLINTON.l. NEW .g.RA • THE .01.0NTpN 14Ews.,RE.cong Amalgamated 1924 Published every Thursday at the • Heart of HurOnGOUntY Clinton, Ontario — Population 2,,1)855 Clinon:, t 'News-Record, • IT APPEARS that Clinton is about to have a change' in Post Office accommodation within a short time. 'Before definite plans are made, a lot of investigations must bp carried out, and many months may possibly go by. -However, the need for more space is evident to anyone- who has attempted to rent a locked box for his mail, and to those hundreds of people who stand in line each'day to receive their mail from the general delivery wicket. The present pest office was built 'to accomnio, date a much smaller population"than now makes EVERT YEAR, the record of the population of ouetown becomes a longer one, and the asses- sor, whose job it is to "count heads," indicates that' this year will be no exception. We don't believe he would be at all surprised if the popu- lation figure was up another 200 "heads," at the end of this count. He's right in the middle of the task at the present time, Our assessor has been with the town for a good many years, and has had the , `job •of counting and recording throughout the recent growing years in Clinton. He is' aware of the changes which take place in residences, in- creased population, increased worth of property. ABOUT WHENEVER THE TOPIC of the Canada . Temperance Act comes up in general conversa- tion, it is a favourite sport for those involved to try to list the various legal steps which got our county into the unique situation it holds to- day. We rather think that the mental exercise involved is quite useless altogether. There are three sides to the question: Those -who like the CTA as it is; those who want to change it; those who want to throw it out.. In the first.instance,"there is no use talking about how it got here; in. the second instance, the matter of interest, is the Act as it exists and that changes are feasible; and in the last,' the matter of interest is in how to go about it.' County council has investigated the idea of holding a vote in Huron on whether or not peo- ple want to keep the CTA in force. They have WE WE RE NOT actively engaged in news- paper work at the time that early plans for the addition to the original collegiate building in Clinton were going forward, and so we are not first hand reporters of the difficulties .which arose •at that time. r- However, we do not anticipate any such difficulties irs the present proposed addition. Monday we were treated to one of the finest municipal meetings we have ever attended, when we attended the information meeting caned. by the ,Clinton District Collegiate Institute Board to acquaint the officials of the municipalities in- volved, with the needs of the school, The chairman of the board presented quite well, the increased enrolment at the school, the demands made by' the department of education for certain types of courses, the proposed addit- ion, and the changes the board hopes to make in the present structure. When all of these things are cared fbr, the District yin have a complete secondary school ,building, in Which all "DON'T SEND — Take your. Bey to the Arena," is the slogan of Minor Hockey Week. This is a slogan which should be taken_to heart throughout' the hockey season. Too many times the kids are sent off to the rink to play, with the parents calm in the knowledge that there are people down there who will look after them. Just 'why the men' and woMen Who are interested in helping with• sponsored athletics should be asked to be baby, sitters as Well, is a question without an answer. HoWever, this Saturday, those people who are looking after the youngsters 4. at the rink, are planning a special 'Minor Hockey Day in Clinton. There is a full afternoon of scheduled games, involving well over one hundred young- kers from town and RCAF Station Clinton. This is a big day for the young *hockey players, and they would greatly appreciate hav- use of it, In addition, since the trucks were put into. Service to replace rail transportation, Cline ton pdst office has become a sorting centre for a very wide area,, and does a good deal of the work-formerly done on the train en route to the cities. With these changes faking place, • the need' has grown until now it is quite vital that more space xis achieved, The Department of Public Works recognises the need, and is now preparing to speed up the plans which -have been in pro- cess for some years, with-regard to making the post office larger. Many of the rest of us, hoWever; are apt to sit back and think •of Clinton as a small town, not much' different then 25 years ago, with dif- ferent people, maybe, but still the same old town, Actually, if it were in the:realm of possibil- ity for man to travel backward and forward in time at will,•vv,e think that he would find a good deal of difference in the town of Clinton in 1934 and in 1959. It would be mighty interesting for us to get the knack of time travel' as it is described in the 'science fiction novels and take a look back in our own community. THE 'CTA found out that the 'vote must be organized by the part of the public which wants to throw out the CTA, and they must" have a petition-signed by those supporting, their cause, The county aolicitor suggests that the petition should have as many signatures as possible. Then it would be presented to the secretary of state; and a -vote would probably follow. Those who know. the history of the thing could probably remember that the "drys" or- ganized such a petition, and held a vote at the{ time their required state of affairs was ach- ieved. Now it is the task of the "wets" to do the same thing, if they want to. ' It's a-very simple matter, but..we are going to watch with interest to see who takes up the idea of a petition to get the job done, It reminds us of that intriguing story which used to be in a public school reader: "Who Shall Bell the Cat?" types of instruction required by _the department may be taught. Each -of the municipalities concerned was asked to present the ideas and feelings of their district, and this was done with good effect by the representatives on hand. We did not gain any impression of distrust in the board and its decision, nor any resentment of the idea of an addition. We were aware of being in a room with half a hundred well-informed men, both rural and urban, each with different opinions of what was required in secondary education, and with a resolve to do the 'best possible for the young folk of his own municipality. This was an example ,of the Canadian way of life being upheld, and supported by the men selected to conduct the affairs of the people: These men • are good principle, and we wish them well in their enterprise, both in their re- - quest for more support from the province, and in their attempt at arriving at a decision with regard to the building itself. ing their parents on hand to give them a Cheer. full details appear , on Page Eleven in this paper. It could be a wonderful thing if every bO'Y on the ice could look up into the stands and see his parents, or at least one of them On hand to watch him do his best. There is a complete system of hockey activity 'in Clinton and RCAF Station for boys of all ages. Each of the teams is carrying out its schedule of .games in varying degrees of success, but in each case, ,the youngsterain- volved are learning -the value of team Work, and the thrill of participation in Canada's nat- ional sport. With the endorsation of the Prime Minister Of Canada; and the local officials, Minor Hockey Week is a "family affair". It is a reminder that the recreation hours, of the family should be„,a, "family affair" the Whole year through. at. the advertising industry by those who cert. tend that consumer goods have been made more expensive because of advertising eosts. Analysis on business trends in Canada and the United States has long Since proven that the most Widely-advertised prodbcts are the ones which reach the constitner at the fairest price—once again because volume production has been attained. 4 We can recall stating to' a group of Irate cream producers away back ten years ago that the .answer to the margarine problem was more imaginative tales efforts rather than government prohibition. It Would Seem that some of these From Our Early Files 40' YEARS- ...„ AGO Clinton, New Era Tharsday,.-January .30, 1919. The inaugural meeting of the re-organUed Clinton Collegiate stitnte Literary Society was., held; the chair being ably filled by Harry Rance, '4, Livermore and R,- Taylor topic part in 'a.debate enAtie subject ."Resolved that TIT -land Should Have Missea 1V1.-Sinclair and X. J.- McDougall were judges and- Miss M. Lod, as critic; gaVe -the society seine helpful ,pointers, The first meeting of the Child, ren's Aid :Society for Huron since the opening' of the new .Shelter was held, Many items of public interest were included in' the Inisi- . ness transacted -and already the benefit of the .new home is very evident, Eight "children have been received, five girls•and three boys; two children have been placed in feller homes and, the others are still in the 'Shelter, John Carbert, while Working near the, saw at, 'the .Municipal wood yard, had the "iniaforname to get too close to it,,and as a Consequence had. a fingr almost severed, 10 YEARS AGO Clinton News-Record Thursday, January gl, 1949 The Clinton area will be on 60, cycle ,power at this time next year, it was intimated to Clinton Public Utilities at its regular monthly meeting. - Work is underway in connection with the construction of a two- storey store, and apartment block just south of the Roxy Theatre. The building will be of ',den-lent block construction, with a front- age of 231, feet en. Albert Street. SUGAR and.SPICE (By W. (Bill) B. T. Smiley) ' They're at it again. Every few years, after a hanny, peaceful per- iod of darning the Yanks, berat- ing the British, scoffing at the French; arid being leery of the Russians, the people of Canada turn and rend themselves with the savage tenderness of a dog attacking his own fleas. * 4* It's always the same, Some ed- itorial writenflaware that the "let- ter-to-the-editor" column has been growing dull of late, sends up a trial ballon about a distinctive Canadian flag. Oh, he doesn't have to commit either himself or his paper. lie merely demands that the government stops shilly-shally- ing with this vital matter, which has been chilled and dallied 'with for years. ,,* * Well, they're not getting me in- to it 'this time. Four or five years ago, during the last flag fiasco, I took a stand and declared myself for a truly Canadian flag. In fact, I went so far as to outline a dis- tinctive design that would have made our flag stand out anywhere. * I've forgotten some of the de- tails", but the general outline was something like this. •In the mid- dle, a purple pig, repreSenting the dignified proberity of the Canad- ian people. rampant on a field of rye tCanadian Club, of course), With -an Okanagan apple in his MOuth. • * The hog, the rye and the apple, you see, would cover Ontario, the Prairie Provinces and B.C. To pacify Quebee, We'd put in one corner an illustration of Rocket Richard juggling two cans of Habi- tant pea soup. In the opposite corner, we'd have to lump the Maritimes and Newfie by a figure showing a cod crossed with Joey Smallwood, • * There were a few 'other little touches. I think ' I suggested a miniature Jolly Roger With a couple of aectiens of pipeline sub- stituted for Vthe crossbones. And, oh yes, the entire flag would be Outlined with cutout figures, in scarlet, of the Mounties doing their musical ride. • * Now that, in my opinion, would have been a. truly distinctive, thor- oughly Canadian flag, not one of these raerphodytie triOnatrosities that tries to ease the ego of every immigrant who ever stumbled ashore, seasick, in the true north strong and free. There wouldn't be another like it in the world. Of course, I should have known that my unique design, so clean- cut and vivid, so representational, Would never Survive the stuffy sentimentality, the nationalistlo narrowness, that prevails at Ot- 4 14 dot.. IA I f.4* • cently announced that a new policy of attractive • packaging for butter, cheese and such other goods would be initiated, Frankly this sounds like good bUsineas. Turnover of many present day products has been increased to anlaZing degree by colorful and imaginative wrappings. Consumers may pretest that fancy packages only increase the cost of an article on stile, and this is perhaps true. However, the public hat little room for complaint for it is the public's faVorable response interpreted in del- .liars and Wilts which has brought about the new presentation of so Many prosaic articles of ther- eltandite, In any date it IS not too definitely eStabliall- A. L, .041.41VH9l,IN, Publisher -41, 4 • 4PCili.A4" • WILMA C. 01 NiNIN, Editor • si.:m.soupnoN--13ATM Payable in _advance—Canada and . great Britain: .$3,O0 a year United •States and Foreign: $40); Single Copiea Ten,Cents Authorized as second class mail,Post Office 'Department, Ottawa THURSDAY, JANUARY 1959 ABOUT THE POST OFFICE OUR GRO WING TOWN ABOUT THE, COLLEGIATE . LONG OVERDUE (Whigham Advance-Times) 1 AIR rubmicots in this country re- price, for with increased sales comes higher unit cost. The same Charge has often been levelled 40 YEARS AGO Clinton News-Record - Thursday, 4anuary 30, 1919 "Uncle Tom'S Cabin" was' pre sented in the town hall on Mon- day evening by a travelling com- pany and on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the picture play was pin on in the Princess Theatre, Miss Marguerite Clark taking the part of Little Eva. No excuse at all 'for anyone in this town failing to see Harriett Beecher Stowe's great story enacted. The Doherty saw mill, which Clinton News-Reeord Thursday, February 1, 1934 Mrs. Ben Rathwell, •Goderich Township, returned from a three weeks visit with relatives in Strat- ford. From the sporting page of the Stratford Beacon-Herald; "Punch" McEwati, a member of the- Strat- ford Indians for three years, now playing for his home town club at ,Clinton, and is just about their best performer, He has a kid brother, 'Timmer" who should develop into a smart puck-chaser before long. The sport-writer, "Chick" by name, refereed the game in. Clinton last week. has been . purchased by a -man .froM near Stratford,. is being torn down this week. Sergeant Lock Gree and Private. Fred. Thompson, eldest son of Dr. Thompson, arrived home from .ay, erseas and were welcomed by 'the band and a crowd Of citizens, Mrs: R. H. Mclenzie, Kippen called on friends in tovm, 'She- was on her way to visit her niece mrs—charies Williams, Jr., Coder- ich ToWnship, 25 YEARS AGO * That does it. The horse no sooner out of the barn than good, solid Canadians flock in their leg- ions, to lock the door or yank it off the hinges. For the next six months, letters to the editor will 'be couched in the most belligerent terms, and signed, variously: "Throw off the Yoke", or "There'll Always be an England", or "Let's Grow Up" or "U. E. Loyalist" or "Down with Popery" or-"The Un- ion Jack Forever". In fact these letters will con- tain such a rich, heady mixture' of the loyal, the heretical, the stand- fast, the radical, the true-blue and' the red revolutionary, that our ed- itorial friend. will be kept in a continual state of chortling good huinour. there, that it electrified the Com- mittee in charge of selecting a design for a new flag. At least I think that's thewooer he used. * But I must admit I was a bit hurt that my design wasn't even acknoWledged. Unless, of course, 'you want to count that letter from the Minister of Infernal Affairs, offering me'the job of Canadian postmaster at Tierra Del. Fuego: That was so obviously a case of a scared government trying to exile a brilliant mind that I treated it with the contempt it merited. I couldn't have lived on the salary anyway, as I learned when I- wiN-otoe, * * they're not getting me into any maudlin argument about a Canadian flag.' I must admit I'm a bit fascinated, though, by the prospect of a distinctive Can- adian national anthem. An organization called the Nat- ive Sons (obviously a 'terroristic group of Indian origin) is boost- ing, for our national anthem, that Old Iroquois drinking song: "0 Ka Nuhduh". But I lean, myself, toward that grand old Canadian song: "The May Pull Lee". What, 'you don't know the words? Non- sense, every school child knpws them: "The May Pull Lee, Fourera Blum Deer . . . "