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THE CLINTON NEW ERA THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Amalgamated 1924
D Published every Thursday at the
Heart of Huron County
Clinton, Ontario es- Population 3,000
A, la COLQUHO• UN, Publisher
WILMA 'D, DINNIN, Editor
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1959
year
THE PEOPLE SPOKE LOUDLY
Letter to the Editor
NEED 011OANIZATION
To the Editor,
Clinton News-Record.
Dear Editor:
A few odd situations came to
light in the wake of the municipal
nominations last week that I felt
should be brought to the atten-
tion of your readers,
Most certainly our lack of a
Chamber of Commerce or Board
of Trade has a great effect on
the quantity of candidate for civic
office. For instance until 8.45
p.m. on 'Friday evening last only
four had qualified for the six
council seats, and some pressure
was necessary to complete the
slate to avoid a second nomina-
tion meeting,
The re-establishment if possible
of such an organization would
help also in the fixing of store
hours particularly at this season
of the year„ the lack of which
right now is posing a problem for
the public and the merchants
alike. I am hopeful that this
week we may be able to give
some indication to your readers
of what the holiday store hours
will be for the month ahead.
Getting back to the municipal
election, some candidates were
unaware of the procedures to be
followed as regards qualifications,
and my answer to them I should
like to repeat here—
If any person should feel an
inclination to seek civic office or
have any interest in the town's
affairs, it would be greatly to
their •advantage and to the ad-
vantage of all concerned to come
out anytime to any or all of the
regular council meetings, where
they would be welcome as part or
all of the meeting as they wish.
Anyone who has had municipal
experience will readily admit to
you the enormous educational
possibilities involved, This' ex-
perience cannot be gained over-
night, and should not, if possible,
be gained at the expense of the
ratepayers,
There in. a nutshell is the rea-
son why, with, minutes to spare
trying to fill the council seats, we
look to' a man with previous muni-
cipal experience—we know above
all that he can save the town
money if he will consent to act.
I should also like to personally
thank Mr, Eric Switzer and Mr.
William Riehi for their unselfish
attitude in offering to resign from
their nominations to the school
board in favour of Mr. Alex Cud-
more, who was last of four can-
didates to qualify for the three
seats open.
As Mr. Cudrnore's qualification
would have necessitated an elec.
tion, it was suggested to the oth-
er two men. that should either
make way for Mr. Cudmore it
would enable him to complete 40
Years of community service, con-
sidered! a record for Ontario.
The toss of a coin made Mr.
Switzer the loser, and at very
close to the 9 p.m. deadline, Mr.
Switzer signed his resignation,
permitting Mr. Cudmore to qual-
ify. A great debt of gratitude is
owed to Eric Switzer for his kind
consideration of Mr. Cudmore's
wishes,
In closing may I thank you for
your valuable space, and trust
that you will be as helpful to
the 1960 council as you have been
in the several years past.
Yours,
—HERB BRIDLE.
Clinton, Ontario,
November 30, 1959
This week we had a birthday hi
our family. Playboy was one year
old, For anybody who came in
late, the fellow with the fancy
name is our spaniel pup. He ar-
rayed last Christmas morning, a
six-weeks-old bundle of coal-black
cuteness with a big red ribbon a-
round his neck,
*
His arrival was the result of a
mental aberration on the part of
my wife. Normally, she is very
sensible about animals. Like me,
she loves cows, pigs and sheep—
in the- for), of steaks, bacon and
chops — and is able to tolerate
other species with a nice blend of
unease and disgust. But some
where she picked up the maudlin
idea that "the children should
have a dog".
s
I had misgivings, but humoured
her, as any red-blooded Canadian
slob of a husband does when his
wife gets a weird notion. The kids,
of course, were ecstatic. They
loved the little black brute dearly
from the minute on Christmas
morn when he wobbled across the
floor to their eager hands and
made a puddle, the first of thous-
ands. * * *
first couple of months of Playboy's
I prefer to draw a veil over the
presence in our household. Even
now I develop •a slight twitch
when I recall those midwinter
days. And nights. In short, he
was a pup, and therefore: stank,
was lousy, messed and piddled,
chewed to ribbons anything of
value, howled like a siren in the
pre-dawn hours and had to be
comforted. *
On several occasions, my wife
had to be forcibly restrained from
strangling him. On quite a few, I
could cheerfully have taken a hoc-
key stick to him myself. At least
twice a week, his mistress declared
in tones just this side of a pierc-
ing shriek that we were going to
have to choose between her and
the dog, The kids fought for him
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THURSDAY, pg_CM1B.411 3, 195$
WITH THE results of the vote for and
against revocation of the Canada Temperance
Act firmly and definitely behind the counties of
Huron and Perth, we can all be thankful that
the result was so decisive, No Matter which
way the vote went, many of us were fearful
that the decision would be so close that difficul-
ties would arise.
With a majority well over 70 percent of
those voting, there can be no doubt that revoca-
tion was what the peiple of both Huron and
Perth wanted.
Now, we must be ready with our opinions
THOUGH WE have just come through a,
campaign in which the well-being of the young
people of Hunan County was mentioned quite
often as a particularly strong plank, there is
another problem in our midst, which is detri-
mental to our young folk.
It is against the law under the Tobacco
Restraint Act, for persons under 16 years of age
to smoke. This is an offense dealt with in the
juvenile courts, (which are not ordinarily open
to the press) and so is probably not well known
by many people,
Penalties are: reprimand for first offense;
fines of $1.00 for second offense; $2.00 for third
offense and $4.00 for fourth offense.
Recently at Oakville, the juvenile court jud-
ge opened his court to the press, so that pub-
licity would be given the remanding of six juv-
eniles who had been charged under this act.
Besides the fact that smoking (by children
under 16) is illegal, there is a health issue to be
considered. No one yet has been able to prove
IN THIS space age, speed and vastness are
the impressions that daily condition the minds
of the young. It may be well for youth to think
big and fast Most of the tirneabut flexibility of
mind requires that there should be some exer-
cise in minuteness from time to time, Hearten-
ing therefore is news that scientists of this
continent have set up organizations of young-
sters on a brigade-company-platoon system, to
collect fireflies. Extract of firefly's tail is a
useful reagent in some forms of research. Be-
sides earning thirty cents per hundred the opera-
. I,ran- ias.,„
CHRISTMAS . . . a time for giving. But
let's start giving earlier this year, A special
appeal has come from the Prime Minister that
everyone should give something extra, starting
on December 1.
This, though, is giving with a difference. It
costs nothing! Quite the reverse in fact. We
.are asked for contributions that will involve
no expense, and may actually result in tremend-
ous savings.
We are asked to give a little extra care.
Some extra patience. Perhaps, a little extra
time. More courtesy, more good humour. In
other words, we are all asked to support SAFE
DRIVING WEEK, December 1 to 7.
Cars don't cause traffic accidents. Nor do
lay roads, fogs, or bottles of beer. It is people
who cause accidents. People who don't handle
these sthings the way they should, and can, be
handled*
Traffic accidents are caused by you, and me
and the man next door. By individuals, And'
just as the individual causes •the accident, so can
and our actions, to support the police departments
in their efforts to enforce the Liquor Control
Act and the Liquor Licensing Act. It will be
about one month before these actually come into
effect.
No law is any better than the people them-
selves make it. If offences are laughed at and
ignored, then they will continue, and we will be
no better off legally than we have been.
Let's get behind our own decisions, and
make sure that the spirit of the Control Act is
put into practice,
anything otherwise, than that smoking is detri-
mental to _health, especially for growing young-
sters.
And there is the financial issue. We are
concerned to see youngsters under 16 smoking on
the streets. The Collegiate staff prohibits smok-
ing within one block of the school, with the hope
that this will cut down on the. bad situation. Yet,
these children are getting the money to put into
tobacco—and someone is selling tobacco to them.
It is also against the law to sell tobacco
or cigarettes to children under 16 years of age.
We should call upon our police department,
and all citizens to help "crack down" on this
situation, which in some cases is getting out of
hand. Some young people are getting to be
"heavy smokers", even before they are 16 years
of age. Where do they get that kind of money?
In many cases it comes from parents in the
form of allowance, This is an expensive habit
to form in one's early teens.
tion will give the children a practical apprecia-
tion for the little-drops-of-water-little-grains-of-
sand philosophy.
Only complaint; to date have been from the
mothers. While the youngsters are saving up
enough for a shipment to headquarters, they are
instructed to keep their fireflies in the refrigera-
tor. —The Printed Word.
Editors note: Even if it were firefly
season—which it isn't—we don't know
where to send them, W.D.D,
he prevent it.
The Ontario Safety League emphasizes that
the best way to avoid accidents, is to avoid
possibility of accidents. One of the aims of
SAFE DRIVING WEEK is to persuade the in-
dividual to give extra thought and skill in avoid-
ing the accident that never gets started. The
book of averages says that 70 Canadians may die
on the roads in the first seven days of Decemb-
er, while thousands will be injured. Yet avoid-
ance of this impending national disaster lies with-
in the control of individuals . . . individual
drivers and pedestrians.
It needs no magic to reduce the total of
continuing tragedies that stain our streets and
highways. It just needs a little extra effort
from all who drive and walk on our roads. SAFE
DRIVING WEEK is a good time for us to pledge
that extra effort, that our country needs so des-
perately. For, although the immediate aim of this
safety campaign is the first seven days in Decem-
ber, the long-range objective covers all the days
of every year.
fearfully and tearfully, and I aid-
ed with them just so I could con-
tinue to remind her that it was
her silly dam' idea in the first
place. Married people get a lot
of satisfaction out of reminders
like that, * 5 *
We managed to stave her off
until spring, glorious spring, when
we could let the hairy, dirty, leap-
ing little fiend out. We tied him
to the clothesline and he raced up
and down the yard, chasing but-
terflies and beetles, and yapping
at the crows. He ate like a wolf
and' grew like a pig. He got sick
and had to have costly shots. He
was a delight to the kids, who did
everything for him. Except bath
him, feed him or clean up after
him.
But the little• 'devil, with his
perky, turned-up nose, his melan-
choly expression, and his perpet-
ual motion hind end, gradually
sneaked into our affections. Even
when he wound himself and
chain around my legs while I was
laden with garbage cans. Even
when he dashed through the ash-
pile and leaped up on Mother's
new spring suit with loving fore-
paws. He couldn't get it through
his head that he was a nuisance
and a no-good.
A friend built him the classiest
doghouse in town, Custom made
of plywood, it was painted red and
green, had a swinging door and
even a window. We put a soft
bed in it and waited for him to
make himself at home. He refused
to go into the thing. We tried
everything, front pushing him in
while he braced all four feet and
howled, to bribing him ' with a
tidbit tossed into the farthest cor-
ner of the house. He has never
yet been inside it. He preferred
sleeping in the grass and waking
up soaked with dew. • * *
When we went to a cottage for
two weeks in the summer, every
thing changed. We decided it was
now or never, and • turned him
loose, He immediately vanished,
in the company of several rakish
beach .dbgs. The kids started to
panic after a couple of hours. We
were about to launch a teary
search when he turned up, look-
ing like the Most delinquent of
juverdles. When we tied him out-
side that night, he howled arrog-
antly until he was let in. * *
From that day, there's been no
holding him. He has learned to
swim, to run with the gang, to
snarl fiercely at very small dogs
who want to buddy up to him, and
to run like a deer when large
dogs snarl at him. He howls like
a demented soul when he Wants in
or out, He sits in the middle of
the road, like a small, black stat-
ue, watching in all directions with
a stern and piercing gaze. *
He follows the kids to school,
horses around for a while with
the other dogs who do the same,
then, if it's a cold or wet day,
trots down to the office. There
he appears at the window, gives
rrie a lOok that would melt the
heart of a dope peddler, and trots
in when I open the door, wagging
like a Metronome in high gear.
He spends the morning smelling
up the place, tripping the custom-
em, and upsetting the wastebas-
kets so he can chew stuff all over
the floor, then rides home with
rrie for lunch. 5 5 5
I wouldn't want anybody to get
the idea I'M crazy about dogs, I'm
not. I think their intelligence is
highly over-rated, and I know
spaniels are among the dumbest
there are. But Playboy IS no lerigs
er a dog. He's a member of the
family, and it Will be a dark and
doleful day around our place if
anything happens to hint
40 YEARS AGO
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, December 4, 1,919
Snow fell to the depth of sev-
eral inches on Monday and has
been falling, off and on, ever
since, We have very good sleigh-
ing and the merry sound of sleigh-
bells is heard once more.
The League of Ontario Street
Church had a successful entertain-
ment when Captain Martin, Ham-
ilton, a returned chaplain, gave
the story of "Dr, Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde". Captain Martin is a read-
er of talent. Mr. McMurray,
president of the League, occupied
the chair. Mrs. Treleaven gave a
couple of instrumental solos and
Miss Marion Gibbings sang Tol-
stors "Goodbye".
Holmesville Mission Circle met
at the parsooage with Mrs. Fred
Potter in charge. Misses Lulu
and Joy Lobb gave a duet and
Miss Verna Jervis a talk.
Miss Lottie Simian has taken
a position in Johnson & Comp-
any's store.
Miss Zetta Bawden returned
from London on Saturday.
Thursday, December 4, 1919
A severe windstorm passed
aver Clinton. and vicinity, causing
damage which will run into thou-
sands of dollars. Some shingles
were torn off in Clinton, and the
windmill •at Elliott's livery barn
was blown down, but most dam-
age was done in the surrounding
townships. With the coming snow-
storm farmers Who have their
roofs off are in a bad way with
their hay and other crops, as well
as housing their cattle.
Morley Counter has gone to
Windsor where 'he has secured a
position.
Shortage of poultry feed and
transport troubles abroad, in ad-
dition to general price increases,
threaten to make the turkey and
pudding of the coming Christmas
dinner even more costly than they
were for Christmas, 1918. Tur-
keys may cost as much as $6.00.
James Snell & Sons, Clinton,
won first and second prizes for
yearling Leicester rams at the big
stock fair in. Chicago.
Mrs. George A. McLennan re-
turned after a visit with her bro-
thers hi Detroit.
0
Everyone tries to avoid acci-
dents. But too often, drivers try
to avoid an accident only when it
is imminent, and unavoidable. The
good driver aims to avoid the
possibility of an accident, before
it gets started, says the Ontario
Safety League.
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Officers 1958: President, Rob.
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Jeffery, Seaforth.
Directors: John H. McEwing,
Robert Archibald; Chris. Leon.
hardt, 13ornholn1; E. J. Trewartha•
Clinton; Wm. S, Alexander, \Val.
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25 YEARS ,AGO
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday,* December 6, 1931
Ernest Gordon Howes was the
successful applicant among 14 who
applied for the position of resident
caretaker of Clinton post office,
to succeed R. Walton, who is re-
tiring on pension after 15 years
service.
At the last meeting of Huron
LOBA, Mrs, Evelyn Hanly, th
oldest of the charter members o
the organization, was present
with a life membership, An ad
dress was read to her by the D
of C., Mrs. MoClinchey, and th
Worthy Mistress, Mrs. Ethe
Shobbrook, made the presentation
The Christmas tree is dread
in place on the• post office square
There will be five teams in th
local OHA hockey group this sea
son, which will have "intermecl
iate B" rating. Goderich, Clinto
Seaforth, Mitchell and Wingh
will make up the group.
A. tax exemption on all n
buildings anywhere in Ontario fo
ten years would create such
demand for employment as t
break the back of the depressio
in a short time. The only ar
ment raised against this propos
is the alleged unfairness of su
jeeting buildings already erect
and taxed to the competition
untaxed buildings.
10 YEARS AGO
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, December 1, 1949
Two local business places we
entered and robbed of small
mounts of money from the c
registers. Stanley Bros. Mode
Meat Market lost about $10,
eluding $7 'in wrapped one-c
pieces. Murphy Bros. tiara
Huron and Orange Strets lost $
which was taken from the c
register and a drawer in the d
William Cook was elected W
shipful Master of Murphy L
LOL No. 710.
Most of the hunters from
distridt, were lucky enough
shoot 'their deer. Four who h
just returned with their qu
are Donald and Bill Palmer, J
Sturdy and Walter Jervis.
For the second year in a
Goderich Township will have
election for Reeve and Coun
lors. Clinton Town Council Ch
ber was filled to overflowing
the nomination meeting on Fri
last. Some' excellent spee
were made and spirited deb
took place. Ex-Reeve W'
Haacke was voted to the chaff
Mrs. A. E. Finch spent
Weekend in Goderich with
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
Mrs. Harvey Scrimgeour.
From Our Early Files
SUGAR and SPICE
(By W. (Bill) B. T. Smiley)
ANOTHER ENEMY IN OUR MIDST
OF MANY LITTLE THINGS
SPECIA L GIFT
40 YEARS AGO
CLINTON NEW ERA
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