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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1959-05-28, Page 2From Our Early Files 40 YEARS AGO Clinton New Era Thursday, May gs, 1919 Clinton veterans of the Great War had an ideal day on the 24th for their reunion and sports, aft- er a week of wet weather. At 10,30 the Clinton band, over 27 strong, under leadership 'of Bandleader Mutch paraded to the school gr- ounds where the parade formed. They headed the school children, CCI Cadets, decorated autos and Calithumpians to the Recreation Park, The gate receipts for the day were $1,146 and total receipts a- mounted to $1,400. Over 1,000 cars were in Clinton for the day. The crowd was orderly and no arrests were made. The baseball game be- tween Goderich and Clinton was worth the whole admission. A ten innings game is not seen every day. Mr. and Mrs. Mowat Chowen and young daughter. Whitechurch, were 'holiday visitors with the for- mer's father, 3. G. Chowen, Onslow Crich was in London to greet his two sons, Private J, Crich and Sergeant Victor Crich, M.M. who returned with the 18th Battalion, 40 YEARS AGO Clinton News-Record Thursday, May 29, 1919 Alex McEwan, Goderich Town- ship, delivered a porker in town the other day which tipped the scale at 600 pounds and brought him the sum of $114, This pig did not bring the highest market price, owing to the weight and age, but it must be conceded that the ani- mal brought its owner a very fair price, Luke Lawson happened with an accident at the Creamery yester- day which restated in a couple of fractured ribs, not a serious accident, but a. painful one, James Grassick, Kippen, at Dor- rance's dispersal sale of Short, horns, bought three head of pure- brecls: a cow for $117, a 17-month- old heifer for $130 and a six-mo- ths heifer for $230, They will be a fine addition to his present herd. Clinton was the centre of attrac- tion for almost everybody within a radius of 20 miles around on Vic- toria Day, the attraction being the big program put on by the Great War Veteran's Association. Varna Beef Ring commenced op- erations and the shareholders will be provided with meat for the summer. Alex Foster will do the killing and dressing. 25 YEARS AGO Clinton News-Record • Thursday, May 31, 1934 Clinton L.O.B.A. celebrated their 13th anniversary on May 28, Gode- rich and Seaforth lodges joining in the festivities, About 60 sat down to a sumptuous repast which the L.O,B.A. ladies of Clinton know so well how to prepare, Mr. and Mrs. William Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lobb and family spent the 24th with Mrs. Lobb's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pearson of the 16th. No sign of race suicide in North- ern Ontario. A young mother, wife of a farmer near North Bay, gave birth to five daughters. Medical authorities say there have been only 30 such cases in five hundred SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (Bill) B. T. Srr,kiley) Years and in ho case did all five children live, The parents have five other children, the eldest seven, Ten children all, under soy- en, five of them infants, would seem to be something or a hand- ful for .any mother. Among the loveliest trees in Cl- inton are the two red beeches and a weeping willow which grow upon the lawn of the house occupied by Mrs. Charles Cook, Rattenbury St- reet, west, Another lovely tree is the red maple in Library Park, 10 YEARS AGO Clinton News-Record Thursday. May 26, 1949 Clayton O. Martin, Kitchener, has been engaged as assistant principal of Clinton Public School for the school year commencing in September. A native of Mullett Township, in the Kinburn district, Mr. Martin is married to the for- mer Miss Ida Ball, concession 2, Tuckersmith, Both have relatives in this district. A pleasant evening was spent at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Earl Reynolds on May 17, when memb- ers of the Taylor family gathered to honor Mrs. Reynold's parents, Mr„and Mrs. Stewart Taylor, who celebrated their silver wedding an- niversary on May 21. Those pres- ent included Mr. and Mrs, Thom- as Deeves, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Hanley, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mc- Pherson, Bob and Pauline Taylor, Mrs, Annie Taylor Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Ron Scott. Mrs. Dorothy Brunsdon has join- ed the staff of Ellwood Epps Sport Shop as bookkeeper succeeding Miss Jessie Campbell who , is be- ing married, Miss Norma Streets has joined the staff of Ball mid Mutch as bookkeeper and stenographer, 0 Everyone Reads The Classifieds NEVER BORROW EEO= At Household Finance you can borrow money for any reason you think worth- while. Loans are made without bankable security or endorsers.' And HFC specializes in same-day money service. If a loan .the 4431,swor ' it'a good Business "to do business with HFC. AUCTIONEER ALVIN WALPER PROVINCIAL LICENSED AUCTIONEER For your sale, large or small, courteous and efficient service at all times. "Service that Satisfied" Phone 119 Dashwood .4.•••~4,41,4,41,r4Nrsinrovnl"Or• PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT' ROY N. BENTLEY Public Accountant GODERICII, Ontario Telephone 1011 Box 478 45-17-b RONALD G. McCANN Publie Accountant Office and Residence Rattenbury Street East Phone HU 2-9677 CLINTON, ONTAItIO 50-tfb OPTOMETRY 3. E. LONGSTAPP Hours: Seaforth: Daily except Monday & Wednesday-9 a.m, to 5.30 p.m.' Wednesday, 9 elm to 12.30 p.m. Thursday evening by appoitnment only. 01intout Above Hawkins Hard- ware—Mondays only--2-9 a,rn. to 5,30 p.m. Phone IIVitter 2-7010 Clinton PHONE 791 SEAEORTH B. OLA1Vor Optometrist 4.^.. Optician (SUCC$Sor to the late A. t. Cole, optometrist) For appolntntent phone 33, Gioderich t4.04,,N,4 04,44„•400.0 REAL ESTATE LEONARD O. WINTEB Beal Estate and Business Dreher High Street Clinton Just this minute I looked at the calendar, and realized that I haVe another birthday coming up next week. I'm never sure how old I am. I always have to remember the year in which I was born. and subtract it from the present year. For the past three or four years, I haven't had a clue whether I was 37,. sg nr 39,,,;iv4l-h9itt..-4Gii.Ef eaele metic. * And when you have grown old, and every second in infinitely prec- ious, suddenly there is noetime for anything except to prepare for death„ Perhaps it is as well that we grow weary and full of aches and miseries when we get old. Otherwise, how could we bear to part with life, just when we have realized at last what a privilege it has been to be born and to have lived in this fascinating world! * tt,S When we become so absorbed in ourselves, so concerned with What happened yesterday, so worried about what will happen tomorrow, that we let time slip past unnot- iced, we profane the gift of life, We are like blind men standing on the bank of a deep, swift, beauti- ful stream, arguing about the col- our of the water. * That's why, as another birthday approaches, / pledge myself again to try to slow life down, Maybe it's too late to plunge into the stream anew and savour its My- riad Wondortnents, But at least I'M going to sit on the bank arid dang- le my toes hi it, rather than try to build a bridge so / can get to the other title as quickly as pos- * * At fifteen, especially if you're suffering from a small case of un- requited love, some pimples on the day of the dance, or some such catastrophe, a few hours can be as endless as eternity. Even at twen- ty, time is limitless, something to be spent, not treasured. * * In 'other words, during the for- mative years, when your dppreciat- ion of life is about as deep as that of a puppy, time dawdles, loiters, tarries, pokes and inches along. You waste great gobs of it playing, pretending, dreaming, mooning or just rushing about. Then, when you begin to mature enough to enjoy life to the full, time begins to dangle along at an alarming clip. By the time you have acquired the wisdom and per- ception to savour every moment of life, every scent and sight and sound, your senses of smell, sight and hearing are dulled, and time is careening past you like a fire truck. leg gets me out of. • * No, it isn't the physical disinte- gration that gets me clown. What disturbs me is the automatic ac- celeration of time with the ad- vancing years. The older you get, the faster it flies. Which is both unreasonable and unfair. eleetw% When you tire five years old, life progresses at a barely discernible pace. It is made up of endless en- vestigations of mud, breakables, dogs and similar interesting things, broken only by leisurely, messy meals and long, dreamless sleeps. A regular picnic. " * When you are ten, life is still in no rush. A month away, or even next Saturday, seems like a long time. Summer holidays stretch lazily, interminably ahead. You can't conceive of becoming a mid- dleaged man of thirty, it seems so far off, RS1) et.t.t1,1%e SOW ReFISW ENTRY INTo 1.1.5.A.5 A THREAT fa 4ECORrry PAGB TWO :s7:77.7-77-7-7-77:-.77!7.77-1100.4 ONE OF THE most terrifying articles we have read recently (and in the modern world of nuclear power there are many terrifying articles 'being written) is one in Saturday night, "The Great Deception on Fall-Out". We've all become accustomed to jokes about fall-out, None of us have been able to appraise the danger to the human race which nuclear bomb testing and the resultant fall-out means. Strontium 90 is one of the most malignant fall-out particles. It is capable of causing leuk- aemia, and may also cause cancer of the bone. Another dangerous particle is cesium 137, which strikes at the reproductive organs. This can result in malformation and hideous dis- figurement in a baby before birth. The radioactive carbon 14, from the 30 megatons of bomb tests conducted to date will cause 230,000 seriously defective children to be born, plus an additional 420,000 stillbirths. That is the estimate of the best informed scientists of the United States. Also, it is known that a high percentage of Strontium 90 is concentrated in the areas be- tween 35 and 50 degrees north and south of the equator. This means danger to the great WE WERE reasonably impressed recently during a motor trip which extended into the metropolitan area of Ontario to note what ap- peared to be a saner approach to driving on the highways there than right around home. As soon as we reached Stratford and went further along Highway 8, we noted that the traffic was travelling at 50 miles per hour, and no faster. One motorist and one only, went past us 'at an estimated 56, but then reverted to the ALL OTHER thiegs being satisfactory, a rather illusory thing called "climate for capital" is what industries search for when looking for a. municipality in which to settle. This "climate for capital" in general terms, means a place which is a good place to work and play. In planning their move into a new town, an industry is apt to send out representatives posing as tourists, or travelling salesmen, who inquire around, sounding out the residents and business people about how they the peOple who live there, actually feel about the place. They are looking for a town where they will be wel- comed, and where they and their employees can make their home happily. What goes into this "climate for capital" can be investigated in the following factors which went' into selling Stratford as a site for an industry involving $900,000: 9. Pleasant living facilities with good schools and good local and adjacent recreational areas; 10. Adequate law enforcement; 11. Churches and a church-going populace; 12. Stable labour supply; 13. Labour supply capable of being trained in the skilled trades; 14. Non-discriminatory tax structure; majority of people living in Canada, These facts are known from data analyzed periodically. They are facts based on the nuclear bombs exploded to date, The tests are continu- ing. This means that the danger will continue to increase, We would suggest that it is time the people —that means you, your neighbour and your friends—become aware and conscious of the dan- ger to you and your descendants. The dangers of fall-out have not been em- phasized by those who know the facts, We pre- sume this is because those who know prefer to go ahead blindly, in the quest for world supremacy in an arms race. You, the people, are the only ones who can put a stop to this disregard for the lives and welfare of your families. The scientists do not know the amount of radioactivity which a person can accept without danger to himself or his children. Surely if they do not know, then the wise thing would be to stop now while there is a human race, and wait until the damage already done can be asses- sed. normal speed, and continued ahead of us at the same speed as we were travelling for 20 miles or more. Yet on the return trip, as soon as we came this side of the Shakespearean city, speeds again rose. Motorists barged around at 60 miles per hour and over. Cotild it be that police enforcement is stricter in the metropolitan area ? Are our local traffic men letting us away with too much ? 15. Local government support and interest in new business; 16. Sympathetic public awareness of business problems; 17. Civic pride in the community; 18. Enterprising press and radio; 19. Cooperative attitude on the part of busi- nessmen in the area; 20. Last—and perhaps most intangible—an aura of quiet confidence in the future. These are some of the factors published in the latest issue of Saturday Night. The first eight on the list were those which could quite easily be found in a number of towns: 1, Nearness to markets; 2. Proximity to population centres; 3, Competitive wage structure; 4. Good truck and rail transportation facili- ties; 5. Access to and availability to raw mater- ials; 6. Availability of land upon which to build , and to expand; 7. Good public utilities to the site area; 8. Presence of adequate services to comple- ment their new plant. These eight Clinton has. Whether or not we have the last 12 factors, is open to conjecture, "111111•011111011111110Minallesera. WINNEg 0F TPLN' C0NIEET 005551NO TIME of ARRIVAL oP FIRST SNIP it 1 Tc>R01110 1440301Z CHOOSES TRIP 70 4APAN THURSDAY,. MAY 28, 1959. 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HOUSEHOLD FINANCE M. R. Jenkins, Manager 35A West Street Telephone 1501 GODERICH Business and Professional — Directory — HAIR DRESSING CHARLES HOUSE OF BEAUTY Cold Waves, Cutting, and Styling King St., Clinton Ph. HU 2-7065 C. D. Proctor, Prop. INSURANCE INSURE IMRE CO-OP WAY Auto, Accident and Sickness, Liability, Wind, Fire and other perils P. A. "PETE" BOY, CLINTON Phone RV 2-9357 Co-operators Insurance Association K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE and REAL ESTATB Representative: Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada Phones: Office HU 2-9747; Res. HU 2-7550 Salesman; Vic Kennedy Phone Blyth 78 J. E. UOWARD. Dayfield Phone Baylield 53 r Ontario Automobile Association Car - Eire = Accident Wind Insurance If you need Insurance, I have a Policy IiIcKILLOP Firm xxsextAVOli) COMPANY Head Officer; Seaforth Officers 1958: President, Rob- ert Archibald, Seaforth; vice- pre- tident, Alistair troadfoot, Sea- forth; secretary-treasurer, Norma Jffry, Seaforth, Directors: John II. McEwingt Robert Archibald; Chris, Leon- hardt, Bornholm; Z. S. rIlmwattlik, Clinton. Wm. S. Alexander, Ma- teo;3. Clinton; Malone,Scatorth; Har- vey Faller, Goderich; 3, B, Pepper, Brumfield; Alistair Broadroot, Seaforth, Agents: Win, Leiper jr., Land- esboro; J. 1i . Prueter, Brodhagen; Selwyn taker, Brussels; lihic aarrox Islzmougcons The figuring completed, it came as no shock to me that I'll be 39 on June 2nd, and I accepted the fact that I'm well past the midway mark with a reasonable clack of panic. After all, I've still got some hair, half a dozen of my own teeth, and one or two of my fac- ulties. * * Not that the relentless years haven't taken their toll. Thanks to an oft-broken nose, I have no sense of smell whatever. But this is not entirely a disadvantage. True, I can't smell perfume on dames, but this is safer. I can't smell food cooking, but it keeps me from gorging and growing obese. On the silver lining side, I can't smell onions, skunks, man- ure piles or whisky breaths. * * And I have a lot of little aches and pains. I don't leap out of bed any more, carolling "here bath been dawning another new day. think wilt 'thou let it slip useless away?" I kind of edge out, groan- ing and grunting, swinging my bad leg to the floor with both hands. But it's amazing how much danc- ing, weeding and praying that bad 1247.WPA wets WhAillit You WAITING' t7OR 9 Clinton, News-Record 4U I,A $I.113$CRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance—Cenada and Great Britain: $3.00 a year United States and Foreign: $4.00; Single Copies Ten Cents Authorized as second class mail, Poet Office Department, Ottawa THE .CL-INTON NEW ERA THE .CLI NTON N EWE-I:MOW? Amalgamated 1924 Published every 'Thursday at the Heart of Heron count)" Clinton, Ontario ---Population 2,985 A. L, COLQUHOUN, Publisher • WILMA D, DINNIN, Editor THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1959. THING OF BEAUTY STRONGER. ENFORCEMENT? 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