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NEW ERA THE CLINTON NEWS-8E00RO
Amalgamated 1924
Published every Thursday at the
Heart of Huron .County
Clinton, Ontario ea Population 3,900
ke OPLQUHQVINI, Publisher
S
WILMA P. D1all41N, Editor
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THURSDAY, PECEMSER 10, 1959
PLEASANTLY CHRISTMASSY
SANTA CLAUS is coming to town this Sat-
Malay, and Clinton is gradually taking on a
gay ,look of Christmas. Lovely little green trees
at each street lamp in the downtown district,
Were put up by volunteer merchants last week.
The annual lighting of two tall trees in,
front of the Wesley-Willis United Church has
been completed. Many of the merchants have
put extra thought into the decorating of their
storefronts and of course their show windows.
Just enough snow has come down during
the past week to present a satisfactory appear-
ance for the traditional Christmas season.
The churches are all completing plans for
special Yule-tide entertainments, pageants, and
carol-einging. Practically every night, and most
afternoons, from now until December 25,
groups are getting together for gift exchanges
and carol sings.
The spirit of Christmas is with lie indeed.
TO THE VICTOR
THREE TOWNSHIP elections were com-
pleted in this area on Monday, and in every ease
there were happy winners, and those who (as in
all elections) lost out in their bid to serve the
public,
"To the victor belongs the spoils," and those
who won their elections are entitled to a glowing
feeling of satisfaction with themselves. But
they should remember that with election to of-
fice goes responsibility as well as honours.
Though they now have a title to go along with
their names, they have important jobs to do.
To those who failed to get enough votes
from the ratepayers, we offer our sympathies;
and would caution them against feeling badly
about the situation. Often it is not that the
ratepayers did not want them to serve, but that
they wanted someone else a little bit more. In
the years to come, that situation could change,
and if they are asked to serve in municipal of-
fice again, some time in the future, we would
hope that they will not interpret their defeat at
this time, to mean "forever".
When the community needs these men, they
will be ready to serve. Many of them are as
capable of doing a good job as those 'kW in
office.
Our best wishes to all — those who won
and those who didn't, as the year 1960 begins its
inevitable 12-months of work, worry, happiness
and joy.
A SPECIAL TIME
DURING THIS early wintertime, the need
for extra thought and care on the highways is
particularly evident. Slippery highways, slushy
streets and pedestrians with their thoughts on
Christmas gifts and giving all tend to create
more problems for the motorist.
Our suggestion is, that you should drive as
if everyone else was going of do the unexpec-
ted — the dangerous thing. Have two thoughts
yourself for safety. Think for your own driv-
ing, and for the other fellow, too.
Let's have a safe month, and a happy one.
Christmas was never meant for grieving, over
what might have been — but it is a joyous time
for rejoicing over what is, and will be.
THE CLINTON
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your money orders this year be sttre to get them at
your nearest Royal Bank branch. Wig each 1?oyal
Bank Money Order you'll get—at 110 extra cost—an
envelope and es mailing folder in gay Christmas colours,
with which to send your gift and personal greetings.
You can use Royal Bank Money Orders to send gifts
oil' cash to friends or relatives in Canada, the U.S.,
Great Itritaik or The West Indies-'-and Royal Bank
Drafts to send money elsewhere in the world.
THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Clinton Branch ............. O. L. EnotWad, Manager
Goderich Branch H. G. Spring, Manager
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send Them
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CLINTON NEW E RA
Thursday, December 11, 1919
The School Board has written
the town council asking for a
grant of $75,000 to erect a new
public school in Clinton, or to
make a grant of $45,000 to remcxl-
el the old school and to purchase
more land, if deemed advisable.
The question of a new school has
been a topic for a number of Years
and has now come to the point
Where the council and ratepayers
will have to decide the question of
a new school or have the old one
brought up to the standards Set
by the Department.
This town was blessed with four
ears of good hard coal and one of
coke during the past week, and
the coal dealers were not able to
store any away, except in the
citizen's coal bins.
When one recalls the fact that
the Almighty Dollar has shrun-
ken to 50 cents or less he is in-
clined to ask in Byronic languege;
"Shades of the mighty can it
be
That this is all remains of
thee?"
40 YEARS AGO
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, Depember 13, 1934
E. S. Livermore, Elgin, County
magistrate and only son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Livermore,
ton, who is retiring at the end of
the year as warden of Elgin, was
host to members of the county
council and county officials at a
dinner at Aylmer, his home town.
The town band had intended, as
has been their kindly custom for
several years. past, to put on concert for a Christmas Cheer
Fund for distribution to any in
the town, who would not other-
wise have a cherry Christmas.
Band Leader Morgan Agnew had
his program made out, and a good
one, too, it is said, but unfortun-
ately he is ill this wek. The band
members' do not feel capable of
carrying off a concert without
him and the concert will be put on
at a later date, Anyone, wishing
to make a contribution to the
Christmas Cheer Fund may hand
it 'to Chief Stang.
10 YEARS AGO
The Last Day For Siftings
For Christmas Delivery
Don't Leave It Too Late
OPEN EVERY AFTERNOON UNTIL CHRISTMAS
Wentworth Studio
12 Huron St., Clinton — 91 South St., Godelichaa
Phone Goderich Collect JA 4-9461
Damouvoraotroaromolobvertro
Business and Professional
— Directory —
A. M. HARPER
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
33 HAMILTON STREET GODERICH
TELEPHONE JA 4-7562
HAIR DRESSING
CHARLES HOUSE OF BEAUTY
Cold Waves, Cutting, and
Styling
King St., Clinton Ph. ,,HU 2-7005
O. D. Proctor, Prop.
INSURANCE
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HU 2-9357 Rattenbury St. W.
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INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE
Representative:
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Phones:
Office HU 2-9747; Res. HU 2-7550
Salesman: Vie Kennedy
Phone Blyth 78
J. E. HOWARD. Hayfield
Phone Hayfield 53 r 2
Ontario Automobile Association
Car - Fire - Accident
Wind Insurance
If you need Insurance, I have
a Policy
THE McIEILLOP MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office: Seaforth
Officers 1958: President Rob-
ert Archibald, Seaforth; vice- pre.
sickest, Alistair Broadfoot, Sea,
faith; secretary-treasurer, Norma
Jeffery, Seaforth.
Directors: John H. McEwing
Robert Archibald; Chris. Leon.
hardt, Bornholm; E. J. Trewartha,
Clinton; Win. S. Alexander, Wal-
ton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Har-
vey Fuller, Goderich; J. E. Pepper,
Brucefield; Alistair Broadfoot,
Seaforth.
Agents: Wm. Leiper Jr., Land.
esboro; J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen:
Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Eric
Munroe, Seaforth.
REAL ESTATE
LEONARD G. WINTER
Real Estate and Business Broker
High. Street — Clinton
Phone Mr 2-6692
INSURANCE
Family Security
Term Life Insurance
On the Best Terms
OCCIDENTAL LIFE
If interested call or write
W. C. FOSTER
$25.000 Life Insurance
(20 year reducing convertible
term Insurance)
Age 30 $ 59.95
Age 35 $ 79.10
Age 40 , $111.22
Age 45 $173.22
W. C. FOSTER
Representative
PHONE 317 BOX 233
92 Huron St. E., Exeter, Ontario
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PER PREMIUM DOLLAR
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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 Minter 2-7010 Clinton
G. B. CLANCY
Optometrist — Optician
(successor to the late A. L.
Cole, optometrist)
For appointment phone JA 4-7251
Goderich
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
ROY N. BENTLEY
Public Accountant
GODERICH, Ontario
Telephone
JA 4-9521 Box 478
RONALD G. McCANN
Public Accountant
Office and Residence
Rattenbury Street East
Phone UV 2-9677
CLINTON. ONTARIO
PETER'S MODERN MEAT MARKET
(BESIDE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD)
Watch for the
01'
WE WILL HAVE A FULL STOCK OF:
BEEF, PORK, LAMB and VEAL
Home Freezer
Provisions!
Unique in Town
Name Made Cooked
Meats
Luncheon Meats
Sausages
FOR OUR
OPENING SPECIALS
See Next Week's Paper
MUNTON NOWS-RECORP. _AM TWO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1.0, 1959
40 YEARS AGO
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, December 11, 1919
The strike bug struck the Mo-
del School last week. Pupils in
one of the junior rooms drew up
a document in the shape of a de-
mand that no more homework be
assigned, got a great number of
signatures and delivered it to the
teacher. School teachers being
known, ever since schools were in-
vented, to be callous, flinty-hear-
ted individuals, the result was
predictable. Those who signed
the no-homework petition were
given a double portion of home-
work for a wek while those who
did not sign were free from home-
work for a week. Thus was' the
strike quelled and the "freedom"
sprout "nipped in the bud",
I'm getting a bit weary of hear-
ing people say they're sick of
Christmas. It's becoming fashion-
able to emit such sentiments' as:
"It's so darn commercialized" or
"Christmas is just a big pain in
the neck" or "I don't enjoy Christ-
mas any more, I'm absolutely worn
out".
Piffle and pappycock. It's not
Christmas that is commercialized,
it's our society. Don't bet there
won't be a:Sliarpie out there sell-
ing souvenir buttons or cold
drinks on the day of the Second
Coming. H+
It's not Christmas that's a big
pain in, the neck. It's some of the
so-called Christians who celebrate
it—worrying, complaining, grab-
bing, sweating, pushing, whining—
in a perfect frenzy of self-interest
as the glorious day approaches. *
For myself, I find Christmas,
and the weeks approaching it, a
demanding but exhilarating ex-
perience, Each Christmas season
around our house, presents a chal-
lenge that brings out the best in
me. And don't anybody, please,
say the best' is none too good.
* *
Reason is that each year, just
about the time other people are
beginning to wrap gifts or ad-
dress Christmas cards, we're
plunging into The Project. Most
people do their major overhauls
in the spring. For some reason,
we get into the most stupendous
domestic upheavals just before the
festive season each year. It's not
my doing, The old house looks
pretty good to me. But the Chief
Engineer goes into some sort of
frenzy about the first of Decem-
ber, every year, and we're for it.
One year, it was a new sink in
the bathroom. By the time we
were through, we had a complete
'new bathroom, and a bill for over
$500. Another year she decided
we'd sand all the floors, and we
still have humps and hollows in
'the hardwood to show for it. Still
another Christmas, we got into
the painting, and when the family
would meet at meal-time, it look-
ed like a war-gathering of Apach-
es.
During these periods, living
with the old Trouble Si Strife is
like living with a cobra nursing
hangover. That's why I look on
the annual Project as a challenge.
It's a sort of combination between
Custer's Last Stand and the
Charge of the Light Brigade, in
domestic terms. *
And when the tenet lid finally
goes down without squeaking,
when, the last snarl of the sander
fades, or when the last spatter of
paint is being turpentined off, I
know that Christmas, and peace
on earth, and goodwill toward the
kids end me, are practically upon
us.
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The thought of it completely un-
nerved me, and I knew she'd be
Upset by all the peace and quiet in
the weeks before Christmas, So, I
decided to build a chinmey. rat
'happy to say it worked. We've
been in a. normal state of alarm
feels it's more like old times,
warfare, for Weeks, and everybody
and confusion, chaos and open
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, December 8, 1949
Clinton Branch No. 140 Can-
adian Legion, donated $25 toward
a fund to provide Christmas Cheer
for war veterans' confined to hos-
pitals in London and district. Er-
ection of a new building for the
use of the Branch was discussed.
It was decided to place all bonds,
now owned: by the Branch, in a
Building Fund and thus save for
future emergencies.
Mr. and Mrs, Ray Pepper, and
Milda Ann, Stanley townsip, 'vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Pepper,
Niagara Fails, over the weekend,
William J. Dale was elected as
reeve of Hullett, winning over J.
Ira Ranson with a majority of 5.
In Goderich township, Gordon A
Orr defeated James R. Stirling
and Wilbert R. Lobb, with a maj-
ority of 55 over Stirling,
Tuckersmith Makes
Grants to Lions
And Farm Union
Reeve Ivan Forsyth conducted
the Tuckersmith Municipal Coun-
cil meeting in the town hall,
Seaforth on December 1, when
by-laws covering rates of taxa-
tion, remuneration to officials,
and the nomination meeting, were
passed.
The clerk was instructed to pay
the subsidy on the Nett, Sinclair,
Second Concession, Deters and
Soldan municipal drains, to the el-
igible parties: The dump will be
closed after December 5 until fur-
ther notice.
Acting clerk, Mrs. Cora Ches-
ney was instructed to advertise
the prohibiting of parking on
roadsides during the winter, in
order to facilitate snowplowing
operations. She also will pay Dr.
,M. W. Stapleton for sheep killed,
and pay valuator's fees.
Grants of $50 to the Seaforth
Lions Club and of $100 to the
Ontario Farmers Union, were
made. Frank Falconer acted as
chairman for the meeting after
Reeve Forsyth left to attend the
mortgage burning ceremony at
the court house in Goderich.
The next meeting will be on
December 15—the final one for
1959, starting at 1 p.m.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
SPECIAL
Saturday, Dec, 11
*
This year, moved by who khows
what obscure feminine balkiness,
she crossed me up and went on a
painting and cleaning jag in Oct-
ober, two months ahead of sched-
ule, and there we were, facing
December with nothing to do bttt
get ready for Christmas, like nor-
mal people.
From Our Early Files
25 YEARS AGO
SUGAR and SPICE
(By W. (Bill) B. T. Smiley)
I had quite a time getting a
man to build it. Finally found the
right fellow, but he was on anoth-
er job this week and he had to go
deer hunting next week, Then he
needed a few days to get organis-
ed after the hunt. By this time
there's a foot of snow on the
ground, and the chimney experts,
who suddenly seem to make up
half the population, are telling
me nobody but a dam' fool would
build a chimney in that kind of
weather.
* * *
Then the mason said he could-
n't work with wet bricks, and it
was raining or snowing every day.
I'll bet we're the only people in
the country who entered Decem-
ber with a pile of bricks, about
the size of Buckingham Palace,
sitting in the laundry room dry-
ing out, Between the men coming
in to get water for their mortar,
and the dog coming in to get dry
(that's where he sleeps), and that
mausoleum of bricks confronting
her every morning, the Old Girl
was about ready to have herself
bricked off into a quiet cavity in
the cellar or someplace.
4' * *
However, the Project cleared
the air, as they always do. We
have the longest chimney this
side of Pittsburgh. That makes
three chimneys on the house, and
I hope Santa Claus doesn't get
into the wrong one. One chimney
will drop him right into the bath-
room. And if he jumps into my new
one, he'll drop like a stone about
50 feet and into the furnace, and
that will be the end of Father
Christmas.