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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1959-10-01, Page 2Clinton. News-Record THE CLINTON! NEW ERA THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Amalgamated 1924 t D ao Published every Thursday at the Heart of Huron County Clinton, Ontario -- Population 3,000 A. L. COLQUHOUN, Publisher • WILMA D. DINNIN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance—Canada and Great Britain: $3,00 a year United States and Foreign: $4.00; Single Copies Ten Cents Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa s. t.41cd THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1959 WE CAN DO BETTER CLINTON has always done a good job of resopnding when asked for money to support various causes—but the recent appeal for funds for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, has fallen by the wayside, So much so, in fact, that those in charge of the campaign use the term "failed miserably" to describe our lack of response. Details of this appear elsewhere in the News-Record, but it is enough that we have not given as we can give for this cause. There are six people being helped substan- tially by CNIB locally. Three of them live in Clinton and another three are residents of the Huron County Home. This may not seem like very many folk to . help—but if you are holding back on that ac- count—remember this: The next person the CNIB is called upon to help could be YOU. VELVET STREETS A PROBLEM WE HAVE been proud of the velvet streets of Clinton, and as the "back streets" began to be added to those that were black-topped, we applauded. However, one great drawback occurs: The velvet streets have a tendency 'to be used as playing fields, and as speedways. Princess Street East, especially, is causing concern. Youngsters on tricycles are permitted to play in the street. Pedestrians wander over the road surface. Youthful drivers nonchal- antly speed along it. We are concerned that some serious acci- dents may take place there, and consider that it might be a blessing if trenches were dug across the surface, to slow the traffic down. DRY HURON Huron County has a unique "dry" record. Today its towns are "admittedly the driest" in Ontario, to quote from a recent London Free Press editorial, Huron has consistently voted dry when faced with a county- wide vote. In 1919 a referendum was voted on to decide whether or not to continue the Ontario Temperance Act, Huron voted dry by a majority of 12,777, In 1921 an act forbidding the importation of liquor was put to the province and carried. Huron's dry major it on that occasion was 10,795, In 1924 the O,T.A. was aga put to the Province. This ten Huron's dry majority was nor than one-third of the total d* majority for the whole provinc 11,945, Why so dry? Because in spit of its defects the C.T,A. since 191 has kept out the legal liquor out lets which the L.C,A. allows. urge amendment, not repeal. —(Advertiseme Singh was the son of a wealthy Sikh family in India. He had all the paraphernalia: hair down to his waist, which he tucked under one of a series of brilliant silk turbans; curly black beard; flash- ing brown eyes and white teeth. He laughed all the time. When he had a hangover, he would tell the flight commander it was a reli- gious holiday for him, and he couldn't fly. They never caught on. Paddy was a lugubrious Irish- man, with a soft Dublin brogue, a very dim view of the English, and a wonderful gift for making you laugh. A brilliant pilot but a reck- less one. They're all dead now. Nils shot down in France. Van crashed, burning, a few miles from his home in Belgium. Singh flew Hurricanes in Burma and was missing. Paddy went into the Channel one day, when he was trying to see 'how low he could go without touching the water, * 1' 4' But I often warm myself with the memory of those halcyon, hil- arious three months. I can close my eyes and see them, grinning and a little bit crazy; and I can hear them, in their assorted ac- cents, trying to cope with "Allou- ette" as I led them through a fast round. And I'll still think of them when I'm seventy. AS FUEL KIDS WE DOWN' KIC> A IBM - WHEts1 WE DECLARE Out OIL'S A WIT! HARRY WILLIAMS FUEL OIL 4'I GASOUIIE MOTORAIL (1171 LUBRICANTS R.R.2,41NTON•fhati, Phone HU 2-6631 W,hother or not you Dow ass s hearing aid, you may suffer from hearing strain. You can hem but there are certain lewd*, eons words which are not dear. 7hers are times you do not hear all you should. You knoW ybu can bar. You know that you are not deaf. Yo f you are always aware of a feel. ing of strain, trying to understand sounds and Words. In short, yoll have to strain th hear. But now you can hear clearly agaln—without strain or annoying repetitions. Imagine — sound so pure you can actually hear a pia drop. A new booklet tells you all about hearing strain and what to de about It. It's FREE. No obligation. Write for It. ACOUSTICON YOUR GOLDEN CIRCLE OF SOUND Wm. Irvin 225 N. Front Street Sarnia,, Ont. P h. D I. 4.8708 A news story the other day told of the crash landing of a 20- year old Spitfire, the last survivor of its breed of the Battle of Bri- tain. Far from making me nostal- gic, it gave me a certain satisfac- tion. "Probably", I said to myself, "one of those clapped-out dogs we flew at Rednal". * * That's what they gave us to train on—Spits that had been through the Battle of Britain, and flew as though they'd been through the Battle of Hastings. No, I'm afraid I didn't get senti- mental about the gallant little Spitfire, when I read of its de- mise. I got so many bad scares while flying those things that I always looked on them with a jaundiced eye afterwards. • * * But it did start me thinking about one of the happiest times I have ever had, and remembering some of the best friends I ever made. We took a three-months op- erational training course on Spit- fires in the heart of Shropshire, in the dead of an English winter, than which there is nothing dead- er, • * * What a crew we were! Poles, Australians, Canadians. A Norwe- gian, a couple of Frenchmen, a Belgian, a brace of New Zealand- ers, an Irishman, a handful of 'Scots and English, and four pilots from India. And how well we got along, though so different in out- look and upbringing! The only ones who scrapped were the In- dians, among themselves, because they were a Sikh, a Moslem, a Christian and a Hindu and could- n't abide each other. * On a winter night, we'd mount our bikes, about a dozen of us, and head off down the black road for one of the neighbouring pubs. In out of the wet night we'd troop, .0111•11.0.111.1111MIMMI ell11111•MIR DEAF? or do you really suffer from hearing strain? M. OIL BURNING NEATER No 108 For SMALL HOMES or COTTAGES Look at its many features — usually found only in large heaters. Constant level oil valve for steady, even flow at all times. Easily removable burner rings. Efficient water pan for healthful humidity. Built-in cleaner rod in oil line, for easy removal of dirt and carbon. Large service doors. Attrac- tive brown metallic finish. And the size? Only 35" high, 18" wide and 25" deep, including tank. See it at our showrooms today. It's a wonderful buy! Model 16A (as shown) $83.50 Mode1150 Low Boy (with fan) $174.00 UTTER- PERDUE LTD QUALITY HARDWARE and HOUSEWARES Clinton Dial HU 2-7023 womm i Business and Professional Directory PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ROY N. BENTLEY Public Accountant GODERICH, 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 50rtfb OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF 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. PHONE 791 SEAFORTH Clinton: Above Hawkins Hard- ware—Mondays only-9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Phone HUnter 2-'7010 Clinton 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 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. INSURANCE 'we Insure The Co-Op Way AUTO : ACCIDENT : FIRE WIND : LIABILITY : LIFE P. A. ROY H U 2-9357 Rattenbury St. CO-OPERATORS INSURANC ASSOCIATION K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE and REAL ESTA Representative: Sun Life Assurance Co. of Cana Phones: Office HU 2-9747; Res. HU 2-75 Salesman: Vic Kennedy Phone Blyth 78 J. E. HOWARD. 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((( TRANS CANADA CREDIT CORPORATION LIMITED 148 THE SQUARE, PHONE 797 GODERICH, ONT. Bills and Income don't add up? Whenever a loan will solve a money problem, Trans Canada Credit's All-Canadian loan service stands ready to help you. Borrow from $150. to $2,500. or even more. Repayment plans are flexible—small monthly or seasonal sums to fit your budget —dver 12,.1$, 24 or 30 months, TRANS CANADA CREDIT 11 1% .; PAGE . TWO ="17`00 NAVS-IMCORD THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 195 ele 111111111111.0111 From Our Early Files 10 YEARS AGO CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, September 29, 1949 Restrictions on the use of hy- dro will go into effect in South- ern Ontario Sunday. The domes- tic consumer is prohibited from using space heaters and the in- stallation of water heaters is re- stricted to those with thermos- tatic control and with approved insulation. It is hoped that it will be possible to ease the re- striction before Christmas. • The Roxy Theatre and adjoin- ing buildings, owned by the Suth- erland interests, present a "new look" following a coat of pure white stucco. The theatre form- erly had a red brick face. A large number of visitors crowded the new headquarters of the Huron County Health Unit last Wednesday afternoon. This was the formal introduction of the organization to the people of Huron. James R. Scott, Toronto and Bayfield, will instruct in creative writing at the Department of En- glish in the University of West- ern Ontario. Mr. Scott is frequ- ently heard as a critic of radio programs on the CBC program, "Critically Speaking", Federation King And Queen To Be Crowned At Annual (By J. Carl Hemingway) The annual meeting of the On- tario Federation of Agriculture will be held in the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, November 2, 3, 4. One of the interesting features of this meeting will be the crowning of the King and Queen. This competition is open to any girl or boy whose home is on the farm and is between the ages of 17 and 26, This is not a beauty contest but rather a test of know- ledge on farm organization and of practical farming. There will be a county competition early in Oc- tober and the winner will go to the Zone competition and then the finals. The prizes have not been an- nounced as yet but they will be comparable to last year when the Queen received a mix-master and the King a skill saw. Along with this there will be a trip of three or four days. Entries should be sent to Box 310, Clinton, at once. Now that fall is here we begin to think of the Farm Forum. Last year proved quite successful with about the Sanne Mini:bet of radio forums and several nevi> TV for- ums in this area, CKNX will be Carrying on the Forum on TV again this year and we are hoping for an even better program. A planning meeting was held September 24 and the first Forum is on TV Wednesday, Nov- ember 4. While the subjects are defin- itely farm topics we arc hoping they will be just as interesting to the urban viewers as they ap- parently were last year. In a com- munity such as this the problems on the farm have a real bearing on the prosperity of the towns. A mutual understanding on farm matters will prove beneficial to all, MERRY CHRISTMAS! TOO EARLY, YOU SAY? PERHAPS IT IS FOR MOST THINGS BUT NOT FOR PHOTOGRAPHS YES—Now is the Time to Come In and Arrange a Sitting for Your CHRISTMAS "GIFT PORTRAIT 1, THIS WILL ENABLE US TO GIVE YOUR PORTRAITS THE "EXTRA" IT TAKES TO DO A SUPERIOR JOB MacLAREN'S STUDIO 196 St. David Street — Goderich Phone 401 — Collect — "Photography by Robert J. Nephew" — 38-9-40-b SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (Bill) B. T. Smiley) spirits as high as the sky, into the warmth of the fireplace, and the shining pewter, and the bar- maid's cheeky salutation, * And the locals would turn from their darts or dominoes and shake their heads as they smiled a wel- come. And the pints would flow, and the darts would fly, and in no time at all the pub would be rocking with good cheer and good fellowship and good singing, in a dozen different accents. * * * The singing was the best part. Have you ever heard a French- man singing "I wamia gale jus like ze gale wot marree deerole Dad"? Or a Norwegian yodelling "Valtseeng Mateelda"? Or an Australian bellowing "Along saw- faw de la patrie, le jour de glower is arrivy"? * On our way home, we'd practise formation flying, on our bikes, with no hands, which frequently meant winding up in a thorn hedge. The climax to the ride back was a race down the steep hill to our huts, with no lights, no hands and very often no brakes. There'd be tremendous collisions, with cursing, laughing bodies fly- ing in all directions, at the bot- tom. * * * It sounds pretty silly, and it was. But we were all very young, and very gay, even the Europeans, though their gayety had an edge of bitterness to it, a touch of vio- lence. * * * My special friends were Nils, Van, Singh and Paddy. We flew in the same flight, ate and drank together, and pursued various young women together. I've never seen one of them since, but in those days we were as close as brothers are supposed to be. * * Nils was a long, skinny Norwe- gian, who had made his way ac- ross the North Sea in a fishing boat with two others. He was sol- emn and shy until he had a few beers, then turned into a Viking. Van was a saturnine Belgian ex- army officer, who had escaped via France and Spain, rotting in a Spanish jail for six months before getting to England. Both had trained in Canada. 40 YEARS AGO CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, October 2, 1919 The beautiful $7,000 Bayfield summer home of Mrs. Stott, De- troit, was burned to the ground. This home had been in the pro- gress of erection all summer, and was just ready for moving in the- furniture when the fire occurred. The owner, it is understood, in- tends to rebuild, Mrs. M. Y, McLean, Seaforth, was the guests of Mrs. John Cun- inghame over Sunday. • Mr, and Mrs, Chester Crich, who have been visiting here leave for their home in Carberry, Man., this week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chant spent a few days with the former's par- ents, going on to Toronto to visit Mrs. E, Floody, and from there going to their home in Pittsfield. 40 YEARS AGO CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, October 2, 1919 Bayfield Fair, the last day of Which was yesterday, was bigger and better than ever this year. The exhibits were numerous and of excellent quality, and the crowd was 'the largest on record. The Misses Parke and Miss Campbell had charge of the arrangement of the ladies' work and it did them much credit. Miss Kathleen Livermore of the Clinton Model School was one of the lucky exhibitors at the School Fair held ion Tuesday, carrying off four prizes. She got first for buns, 2nd for bread, 3rd for flow- ers and 2nd for onions. The way the Model School pupils contri- buted to their first fair was most gratifying. The Model School and seven rural schools took part, An accident which will keep Walter McBeath, Kippen, from work for some time happened at William McKenzie's threshing. While getting down from an up- per beam he fell and fractured five or six ribs. 25 YEARS AGO CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, October 4, 1934 Dr. Shaw was in Jackson, Mich., recently and while there visited the 'state prison, bringing home with him a copy of a magazine published in the prison by the prisoners. It is a very creditable little periodical, having editorial matter, naives,- 'poetry, jokes, all the departments of the usual, smaller magazine. -4-e, Trick's Mill, hidden away in a beauty 'spot near the Bayfield- Clinton road, has a long history. Still operated by water power, it was erected 90 years ago by a man named Charlesworth. The flume which conveys water from the pond or dam is made from a number of large iron boilers unit- ed together by rivets. One of these, at least, was in use until 1906, when the present owner had one made of cement. At that time it was deemed advisable to dis- continue making flour and to op- erate for chop only, to supply the needs of farmers living in that locality, Mr. Trick's father, the late Thomas Trick, took over the mill in 1873.