Clinton News-Record, 1959-05-14, Page 2FACE TWO
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THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1959
SIGNS WOULD HELP
CLINTON HAS a public parking area
free to all motorists-in behind the town hall.
The trouble is, that very few people know
it 'is there,
It is not enough to say, "There's a lot of
room there, if people would only use it." The
fact is, that unless you happen to know Clinton
and her angled streets quite well, there is no
way of knowing that a free public parking
area exists.
There used to be a tiny sign on a tree
at the Rattenbury Street entrance to the lot.
Now it has disappeared, There should be at
least two sighs-and quite large ones. One
should be erected at the entrance from Ont-
ario 'Street. The other one should be at the
Rattenbury Street entrance.
Then, when the motorist has * seen the
signs, and has taken his car inside the lot, there
is no way of knowing where to leave his car.
PLEA FOR 'GO
AFTER A long period during which the
salaries of teachers were much too low, and in
which the self-confidence and independence of
many good teachers was shattered because they
did not feel themselves to' be appreciated, we
have entered another phase.
'
Efforts of the teachers combined with a pop-
ulation growth which increased the demand for
more classrooms, have raised salaries to the
point where they are quite attractive. Some
stories of persons leaving other positions, (until
recently felt to be the highest paid) to take up
teaching, are filtering through.
It is gratifying to note that the public is
beginning to appreciate teachers once again,
But now another situation is evident.
If the community is willing to show its ap-
preciation of the teachere, then it is only fair
that the teachers reciprocate,
Through past years, teachers seem to have
adopted the attitude that, if their day's work
was not worth much to the community, then
SAVE YOU
TWO DANGERS to your family are threats
particularly to the young.
April to September is considered time of
greatest danger to small children through aband-
oned refrigerators. These death traps should
be demolished-at least the locks should .be
broken, so that no small tot can climb inside
and lock himself into certain death.
And modern way of living has provided
another danger for little children. Mother's
Day in Blenheim brought death to a three-
There is room for one row of cars parked
immediately back of the public library and fac,
lag the Tyndall apartment house..
Behind the town hall, there is room for
another row of about five cars. But if other
motorists park behind them, then the first
ones there cannot get out.
Generally when we make a tour through
the lot, there is some haphazard parking around
the pole which is in the middle of it. There is
a drive-way around both sides, Shopkeepers on
the west side, leave their cars near their back
entrances. Aside from this, there is no direction.
for motorists to follow.
For months, and years, we have heard
grumbles that shoppers and staffs of shopkeeps
ers de not use the lot.
Surely it is time that something be done
about marking out the parking lot properly
with signs, so that it can be put to use,
OD TEACHER'S
they personally were of not much use to the
community. They have withdrawn from their
position as leaders, into a subordinate state
which should never have been allowed to exist,
Teachers are entrusted with the welfare and
progress of the entire nation. It is not an easy
load to carry.
Our fear as salaries continue to rise and
-become more attractive, is that persons, who
should never become teachers, are going into
the profession merely for the money, Many of
them would be quite capable of other work,
but are not fitted emotionally for the task
of leading the young.
Then the responsibility rests with the school
boards and trustees to sort out the good from
the bad, and to be sure that their schools
are staffed by teachers who will lead both in
and out of their classrooms, toward a better
,way of life for their students and the parents
and neighbours in the community.
R CHILDREN
months-old girl asleep in her pram. She had
managed to get under a plastic mattress cover
arid the airtight stuff was sucked up against
her mouth and nostrils, suffocating her.
These plastic covers make the work of
caring for an infant more pleasant-but no
mother would mind the extra work, if it meant
the life of her child.
These two dangers we must all keep in
mind, and care be taken to see that nothing
tragic happens any of our youngsters, through
carelessness.
- New Rainer For CNR Routes
Modern stainless-steel self-propelled Railiners like this Will provide faster travel
to and from Gocjerich, Kincardine, Southampton and Owen Sound. New service will be
inaugurated by Canadian National Railways on June 22. A public preview of one of
the new Railiners Will be held from 2.30 to 3 p.m. at Clinton Station on' May 20, A
group of CNR officials will be present to answer any questions about the new service,
(CNR Photo)
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TMIRSDAY, MAY 34, 1.959
sWeeellneelle.
SUGAR and SPICE
• (By W. (Bill) B. T, Smiley)
May is one of the months in the
year when I would give a great
deal to be able to relax and live
the full life, It is one of those
rare transition months in Canada,
like October, that are exhilarating
and enticing, May can turn on the
heat until you're on the point of
prostration, then next day, when
you've doffed the long underwear,
Come up with a bone-chilling wind
that can curdle your blood. * *
It's a month of unfulfilled pro-
mises. The trout season opens and
your mouth waters over the pros-
pect of a pan full ,of speckled
trout, fried in butter, But the
streams are too high, or 'too low,
it's too cold or too hot, too windy
or too calm, and you're glad the
Old Lady remembered to _order
some hamburgers. *
In May the golfer has his finest
hour. He doesn't expect much, his
first time out, because he hasn't
swung a club in six months, But
be tees up and hits that first ball
about three miles. Twenty minutes
later, he's slicing, hooking, whif-
fing and missing 12-inch putt, but
that first stroke did it, and he's
hooked for another season. * * *
It's the month when the shirker
who has been going to fix up his
place for the last four years takes
a grip on himself. And that's about
all he takes. He doesn't take the
ashes out of his cellar, the junk
out of the back yard, or the storm
windows off, But he does take a
firm grip on himself, and threat-
ens all manner of dire renovations,
before succumbing to a fishing rod,
a golf bag, or a cold beer.
* *
May is a Month that leaves me
really frustrated. I've finally lost
that mean miserable look I've
been toting around since February.
Life beckons. My blood doesn't
exactly boil over with the ecstasy
of spring, but it does emit a gentle
burp or two. I'm ready to troll
a stream, gaze at a golf course,
grouch around the garden, or at
least look at the lawn.
* *
So what happens? I'm plunged
willy-nilly into the annual music
festival. For about two weeks,
while the trout are all caught by
others, the golfers get a big start
on me, and the laWn and garden
return to the jungle. I must play
dresser, second, family psychiat-
rist, wailing wall, old philosopher,
and maid-of-all-work, to the tem-
permental musicians in the family,
and their coach.
*
Just because I don't know a cad-
enza from a cockroach, an allegro
from an alligator, I am looked up-
on as poor white trash around our
place, at festival time. Despite
this, I am useful therefore -toler-
ated.
All it involves .getting ail the
meals and doing all the dishes;
taking half-daye off at the office
and working like a fiend to make
it l•lp; .coinforting the losers, Meths
er and child, when they get licked;
suffering the agonies. of Pro:nab-
-NS during the performances; try-
ing to keep the performers from
falling off the giddy heights of
triumph, when we win; and gen-
erally leading . a life that would
try the temper of a turtle,
*
But I'm not kicking too much.
In the midst of life there is death,
in the midst of pain, pleasure, and
so on, And in the midst of playing
midwife to the music festival types
around our house, I learned some
things, received some thrills, and
enjoyed an unexpected stroke of
good fortune,
*
I learned that kids can take
their lumps with as much compos-
ure, or more, than adults. Kim
blew up, high, wide and handsome
in her first festival piece this year,
All the way home, she and her
mother shot looks of hatred at
each other, each ready to burst
into tears, while I remarked on
the weather, pointed out good fish-
ing spots, and generally tried to
keep things in the cold war stage,
I thought the child would be
through with festivals forever.
But next day, back she went, play-
ed like a trooper, redeeming her-
self and restoring the status quo
in the family. *
Then there was Hugh's first per.
formance. Playing a Bach pre-
lude he has stumbled and, fumbled
with for the past month, he pulled
all the tattered ends into place
and turned in a nearly flawless
performance, probably the first
and last time he'll ever play that
piece without a boob. Only festival
parents know what a lift that can
give you.
411 4: 44
Then came the final piece of
luck, It was Nature's way of
compensating, I guess, The other
night, in spite of the exigencies of
my position as temporary hired
help, I managed to slip away for
a few minutes fishing, just before
dark. I knew it was hopeless, but
I just wanted to get away long en-
ough to preserve the remnants of
ray self-respect and sanity. *
Went to my favourite hole, Sure
enough, somebody was there ahead
of me. I moved up the stream,
brooding, and hurled the worm in-
to a place I knew was a blank, so
I could sit down, light a cigarette,
and let the line drift in nerve-
soothing peace. Bang! I tied into
a rainbow trout. He shouldn't
have been there. I shouldn't have
been •there. Maybe he was trying
to get away from his family, too,
poor devil.
Business and Professional
--- Directory -
THE CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY
requires 4,000 blood donors each and every week for all" of
Ontario so that YOU and YOUR family may be assured
of FREE blood transfusion- should the need arise.
BLOOD is not manufactured-it comes
from PEOPLE.
WILL YOU GIVE YOUR BLOOD?
Each tionol, receives a personal identification card indicating
his blood group... In an emergency this may be the
difference between. LIFE and otATH.
A Clinic is to be held in Clinton on May 26th. You are
welcome and NEEDED whether or not you
have been personally canvassed.
The Life You Save May Be Your Own
SEE NEXT WEEK'S PAPER. FOR 011.11:1114git DETAILS
LOCAL RED CROSS REPRESENTATIVES
Mrs. W. L. Modal< Mrs. A. J, McMurroy
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On Display in the News-Record Office
The self-propelled Ranier, or
RDC (Rail Diesel Car),, is built
by The Budd Company of Phila-
delphia and has proved to be a
most versatile, economical and de-
pendable piece of passenger equip-
ment,
More than 8d0 of these cars are
now operating on railroads th-
roughout Canada and the United
States, as well as in many other
comities including Australia, Bra-
zil, Cuba, Mexico and Saudi Arab-
ia. The ears may be run singly
or in mutiple car trains. Units may
be added or dropped as traffic
necessitates,
The &Miner can be and is used
in nearly all types of railroad sox',
Vice ranging from short emit-ratter
routes to mainline runs of 1,000
miles or more.
Like all railway passenger cars
built by Budd, the Milliner is con-
'strutted entirety of stainless steel,
This Means that not lust the shea-
thing Which is visible to the eye,
but the actual structural members
of the car are made of this light
but extremely strong material
which neither rusts nor corrodes,
Fundamentally, the success of
the ROC is the power-weight ratio
provided by its lightweight con-
struction and the 30G-horsepower
General Motors diesel engines lo-
cated beneath the floor of each
car. The mounting of the engines
is designed to simplify normal
maintenance and Service and also
so that the entire engine can be
easily removed and replaced with
a spare in event of failure, there,
by bolding to a minimum the time
a car may be out of service,
The engines operate through tor-
que converters, a principle of auto-
matic transmission, similar to an
automobile's. high °Melones/ and
reliability are provided by the tors
gee converter which gives a very
smooth operation. From a stand-
ing start, the tine can reach 44
miles per hour in 60 seconds and
73 miles per hour in 180 seconds,
Braking is equal rapid and ef-
ficient through the use of disc
brakes which are noiseless and
smooth in action. An enclosure
for engine-cooling radiators and
fans is - superiMposed - on the •ear
roof near the Center,
The car is air-conditioned and
heated by the waste boat from the
diesel engines. Comfortable tem-
peratures are maintained in Rail-
iners, operating successfully under
a variety of climactic "conditions
ranging from Minus 55 degrees to
above 130 degrees. Generators
are connected to the two diesel en-
gines and batteries provide eureent
for starting the engines arid for
lighting,
The interior of the car is de-
signed for utility and additional
weight saving as well as for corn-
fort and attractiveness. Use of
modern lightweight coloursimpreg-
natocl plastics on sides, ceilings and
floors Mean ease in cleaning and
maintenance. Foam rubber seats
and large picture windows are
other features for passenger com-
fort. The two lealliners to be used
on these lines will seat 49 passen-
gers, with 30 feet of express and
baggage space,
Clinton News-Record
Thursday, May 15, 1919
The members of the Hosiery
club are entertaining the returned
soldiers to supper and a social ev-
ening in their club rooms,
An elmoet continuous service by
the watering cart would be re-
quired these days to keep the dust
down.
Frank McCullough, who was
sentenced to suffer the extreme
penalty for the murder of Detec-
tive Frank Williams and who es-
caped from the death cell, was re-
captured in a house quite near
the scene of the murder. His law-
yer is endeavoring to get, a re-
prieve for him.
About 50 representative citizens
sat down to a banquet in the coun-
cil chamber pn Tuesday evening,
and ample justice was done to the
excellent spread put on by Caterer
Bartliff. 'The Housing Problem"
was taken up by Judge Andrews.
A committee was appointed to
look into the Government's hous-
ing scheme and report. Mr. Tre-
leaven's subject was "Suggestions
to the merchants from a custom-
er," and it was handled with skill
and ability. "The Farmer's View-
point," was the subject of N, W.
Trewartha's address. While he
said he was not considered a far-
mer by many of the craft, who
called him a "white-shirt farmer,"
he thought he understood the far-
er's viewpoint 'fairly well, Some
farmers held very extreme views,
he said, and thought they could
get along without the town trades-
man, but for the most part the
farmers were men of moderate
views who were anxious to trade
with their own town,
40 YEARS AGO
Clinton New Era
Thursday, May 15, 1919
Gunner B. C, Jervis arrived
home last Friday night on the late
train. Private Fred Ford also
slipped quietly into town on Satur-
day night from Toronto, He came
home with the 15th Battalion, To-
ronto (48th) Highlanders. He
went overseas with the 33rd Bat-
talion and was wounded once,
Private Glehn Cook didn't get
away without a reception like the
other two boys, when he arrived
home Monday. Private Cook en-
listed with the 161st Battalion and
when in England went over with
the 49th. He was severely woun-
ded but is not regaining his old-
time strength.
At 10 o'clock on Victoria Day
a,parade will form up at the Pub-
lic School headed by the Clinton
I<iltie Band (50 strong) Calithum-
pians, school children, High School
cadets, decorated autos and bi-
cycles.
If all the ideas are carried out
by the citizens of Clinton that
were expressed at the Citizen's
Supper and the Board of Trade
meeting Tuesday night, •Clinton
will be a busy hive of industries.
Letter to the Editor
Clinton News-Record,
Dear Sir:
I am currently writing a book
"Our Great Canadian Disasters,"
for Thomas ,Nelson & Sons, and
one chapter will deal with the for-
est fires ..of Ontario.
I would like to hear from any
of your readers who might have
any personal reminiscences, anec-
dotes, escapes, or evert hearsay
lore, about any forest fires of the
past that have occurred near you
in Ontario.
Gratefully yours,
FRANK RASKY,
Editor, Liberty
May 6, 1959.
73 Richmond St. W.,
Toronto, Ontario,
Clinton News-Record
Thursday, Meer 1.7, 1934
A copy of a letter which had
been sent to the mayor from the
Legion, protesting against the
placing of the hand stand on the
postoffice point, was read at the
Busineesmen's Association meeting
and caused considerable discussion.
The Legion hold that this is the
spot where a memorial would nat-
urally be placed, if one is ever er-
ected, and also that the building of
a band stand there would serve
to hide the tablet already erected.
Finally on motion of Messrs. B,
Rumball and A, S. Inkley, it was
decided to send a resolution to the
town council asking them to place
the band stand in the southwest
corner of the park, action to be
taken immediately.
A new Chevrolet car, belonging
to W, M. Nediger, which was in
his father's garage, was stolen
Tuesday night gas and oil also be-
ing taken. About $150 worth of
clothing was taken from Davis
and Herman's clothing store, en-
try having been made through a
rear window,
10 YEARS AGO
Clinton News-Record
Thursday, May 12, 1949
Ald. Melvin Crich, Clinton, was
re-elected a member of the exec-
utive of Ontario Barbers' Associa-
tion at the closing session of the
annual' convention in London.
Cameron Proctor, working in
his garden, dug up a coin covered
with years' accumulation of cor-
rosion and dirt, On cleaning, the
coin was found to be a United
States bronze penny bearing the
date 1848. It is not often that a
coin over 100 years old is found
in your own back yard.
It is beginning to look as if we
may have something someday at
the entrance to Community Park.
Under the direction of Ald. "Red"
Garon, the old, eyesore of*a build-
ing has been torn down and the
area levelled with a bulldozer and
graded. "Red" wants to have the
pond under the willow trees clean-
ed out and put in shape for the
youngsters as a wading pool with
fresh water circulating through it.
CNR Train Schedule
Effective June 22, 1959
STRATFORD-GODERICH
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10.58 Lv. Sebringville
11.10 Lv. Mitchell
11.18 Lv. Dublin
11.32 Lv. Seaforth
11.44 Lv, Clinton
12.10 Ar. Goderich
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