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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1959-12-10, Page 2Clinton News Record 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 SUBSCRIPTION RATES; Payable in advance—Canada and Great Britain; $3.00 a United States and Foreign: $4,00; Single Copies Ten Cents Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Deeartnient, Ottawa year 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 • 0 • If Say "Merry Christmas" with ROYAL BAN R MO N EY ORD ERS 4 6 • r A gift of cash is always welcome—and when you buy 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 4111 Nix 'isk to,/ 11. 4,•)- • ilk send Them with this gay gr(Y/ing card • '(*` FYI EH! 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 P. A. ROY HU 2-9357 Rattenbury St. W. CO-OPERATORS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION Insure The Co-Op Way AUTO : ACCIDENT : FIRE WIND : LIABILITY : LIFE. K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE Representative: Sun Life Assurance CO. of Canada 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 MORE PEACE OF MIND PER PREMIUM DOLLAR 48-9-50-1-b 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. * 4, * 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. .1i1g.%-tglocr41044444.0000coNtiotWOWNIP 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.