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Clinton News-Record
THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Amalgamated 1924
Published every Thursday at the
Heart of Huron County
Clinton, Ontario - Population 3,000
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"SPARKS THE 60'S"
USING THE slogan "Electricity Sparks the
Sixtiei", the Ontario Hydro is sponsoring national
electric week from February 7 to 13 and adver-
tisements 'in radio, TV and newspapers work to-
gether to impress the value of hydro electricity
to this province.
Ontario has been blessed with praticularly
good service and progress through the years
in this basic household servant. The founders
of Ontario Hydro worked for the common good,
and in keeping the matter a public 'commission,
have made economical electrical service the ex-
pected thing for Ontario people.
Facing the new decade, we forsee a good
future for this area with regard to hydro: The
nuclear power station to be built near Kincar-
dine, will provide a source close to' us, which
would help to eliminate problems when weather
is threatening hydro lines.
Hydro work crews have established a repu-
tation for themselves in the past for getting re-
pairs to lines made Promptly. ,However, when
the source is as far distant as Niagara, and the
poWer stations there, folk in this area have felt
very vulnerable in times of ice storms, and other
like conditions.
The CANDU plant in Bruce County is nam-
-ed for Canadian Deuterium Uranium, but we
expect that that name will be very seldom used.
CANDU otherwise can be termed "Can Do", and
the name is very appripriate for this area with
its reputation of progressive thinking and ,ac-
complishment
-FACTS ABOUT CLINTON'S BAND
FOLLOWING Monday's council meeting, the
News-Record looked-into the financing of Clin-
ton's new Concert Band and discovered the fol-
lowing facts:
1. At present .the band members pay to
the Band Committee one dollar a month for in-
struction, use of instruments, and the opportimity
to play. Out of this has come money to pay,the
bandmaster.
, 2. With the grant asked for from the' town,
this monthly fee would no longer be charged.
The bandmaster would be, paid out of the grant,
and •all rate' payers would share the cost, rather
than just the parents of children playing.
3. There are 33 juniors enrolled in the band,
and seven adults who will' play, and take part in
concerts.
4. Bandmaster Wonch spends two hours
Tuesday, night a band pratice, and two hours
Saturday morning assisting players to practice.
5-Clinton Legion donates the space needed
tc practice,
6. Once a week Bandmaster Wonch drives to
Wingham, 18 miles away, to lead the band there,
and the Wingham Lions pay him $50 a month
for the job he does: two hours a week, plus
concerts, etc.
'7. The proposed budget for Clinton's band
was based by the committee on this fee which
• - Wingham Lions pay.
8. Twenty years ago Clinton contributed
about $250 a year to support of the town band.
At that time the tax rate of 40 mills raised a
total of $32.00 in taxes each year.
9. This year if Clinton contributes $974, the
money will come from a rate of approximately
72 mills (that's what it was last year) which'
will raise about $159,239 in taxes.
10. Considering only the ten band members
• 14 and under, at the rate of foUr hours per week,
and at baby-sitting, rates of 50 cents an hour,
the job of bandmaster would be worth $10 a
week. The $600 proposed by the band committee
works out to $11.50 per week.
. 11. Uniforms are needed before the summer
season, if Clinton's band is to perform and be a
credit to, the town. Bandmaster Wonch informs
us that he would be glad to contribute a good
deal of the suggested $600 per year towards
the uniform cost. •
12. More instruments are needed. Two new
members showed up at band practice this week,
with experience on bass, but no instruments were
available to them.
These are facts we have unearthed. No
doubt there are more bits, of information avail-
' able. All together they present a fairly strong
ease in support of the Band and its need for a
sturdy budget at least this first year.
FISHER-WILSON WEDDING •
Melville Presbyterian -Church,
Brussels, Was the scene on Saturi-
day afternoon, February 6, for
the pretty wedding of Helen. Sylvia
Wilson, and Ronald JameS Aaron
Fisher,
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs,' Eldon, Wilson, RR 3,
Brussels, and • is on staff at the
Ontario Department of Agricul-
ture office in Clinton. The groom.
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Fisher, RR, 2; Clinton,-
The Rev. J. Greene, Brussels,
officiated for the double ring cere-
mony, Maxine Smaldon, organist,
accompanied Donna Wagner who
sang the "Wedding Prayer" and
"I'll Walk Beside You,"
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride was lovely in full-length
chantilly lace with net skirt and
front panels of lace, It had a fit-
ted lace bodice, long sleeves of
lace, sabrina - neckline jewelled
with seqUins and a full skirt
dramatically circled in 'back with
shirred bands of nylon tulle bead-
ed with lace ruffles. She carried
a white Bible crested with lily-of-
the-valley and red rosebuds.
Mrs. John Merner, Clinton, was
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40 YEARS AGO
CLINTON NEWS-13E0;4W
Thursday, February 12, 1920
Albert Yodderi, Londesboro, will
move into Clinton, where he has
purchased .a home, next week.
Roy Chowen, Teeswater, was
home for the weekend.
Miss Margaret Davies left for
Chicago, where she will resume
her work as a deaconess, Miss
• Davies had been engaged in this
work in Portland, Oregon, for
some years but had been enjoying
a holiday at her home in 'town for
some months,
John '14..ansford. was in Brussels
attending and speaking at meetings
in connection with the Forward
Movement.
Miss Sarah Start of Curries'
is staying with her sister, Mrs,
(7, W, Potter, who has not been -in
good. health. Mrs- A. McDougall
of London has also been a visitor
with Mrs, Potter.
A Moccasin Dance will be held
in the rink, Something new; ev-
erybody invited; Clinton's famous.
band in attendance.
40 YEARS AGO
25 YEARS AGO
CLINTON. NEWS-RECOUP
Thursday, February 14,-1935
The Ladies Auxiliary entertain-
ed the members of the local branch
of - the Canadian Legion at their
social night. The program consist-
ed of cards, dancing and singing
of old war time songs. Mrs, W. T.'
Herman and George Murdoch were
winners of the first prizes while
the consolations prizes went to
Mrs, E. Snell and Lock Cree, Wil-
liam Marshall was the lucky win-
ner, of a beautiful quilt which he
graciously turned back to the ex-
ecutive, Music for the dance was
supplied by Mrs. Irwin and Mr.
Marshall.
The February meeting of the
Tuckersmith Ladies' Club was held
at the home of Mrs, J. E.' Ball
with 34 members and one visitor
present.4The program included a
reading by Mrs. Frank Walters, a
piano solo by Mrs. Will Rogerson
and readings by Mrs. Albert Pep-
per and Mrs. Greg McGregor.
10 YEARS AGO
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, February 9, 1950 ,
G. G. Gardiner, Goderich, Public
School Inspector for South Huron,
addressed' Clinton Public School
Board on the new course of study
in the schools, as proposed recent-
ly by the Ontario Department of
Education.
George Radford was hired to
crush and deliver approximately
12,000 yards of gravel on Hullett
Township roads at a price of 64
cents per yard, work to start not
later than June 1.
Clinton Town Council decided to
purchase a grader, owned by the
Township of Hullett, at a price
of $1,000, on the understanding
that it be placed in good running
condition,
Mrs. A. H. F. Gairdner, James
Scott and daughter Katie, return-
ed to Toronto after spending the
past three weeks at their home in
Bayfield.
111
My topcoat is a bit shabby, but
after all, it was second hand when
I bought it three years ago from,
an old air force sidekick who'd
gone a bit •alcoholic. The two top
buttonholes are sloppy as a sow's
ear, but the bottom one stays but-
toned. And the lining is like new.
It's detachable, and I never seem
to get it zipped in for the cold
weather.
* .*
All in all, I'm not -ashamed, to
be seen in any company, 'and I
haven't been turned away from
any place since the time the wait-
er in the pub asked me if r Was
18 and I said sure, I'm 1,9, and
he said •well get the hell out of
here, sonny, you . gotta be 21. * * *
What started the Old Girl on
this jump, I do believe, was my
long underwear and its recent un-
fortunate betrayal. This winter,
I've given up my youthful vanity,
with great relief, and gone back
to that delight •of my childhood,
long underwear. No more shiver-
ing in shorts for me. N,o more
creaking hips, treacherous kidneys
and paralyzed kneecaps.
• *
Only trouble is that I have just
the one- suit, which I got for
Christmas. So, when it's in the
wash, I have to ivear pyjama bot-
toms,' or risk a cold. Couple of
weeks ago, We were at the open-
ing of the Legislature, and at-
tended the Lieutenant-Governor's
reception 'afterwards. There was a
big line-up to shake hands with
the 'host and his wife, and the
Premier and his wife, * • * *
The Premier was really friendly.
"So glad you could come", he
beamed, and shook hands warmly.
"Well, it sure was hard to get
away in the middle of the week
. . I started to tell him; and
my wife hit me a kidney punch
from behind that almost downed
me. * *
When we got to the Lieutenant-
Governor, I watched the guy ahead
of me in line, 'to see what he'd do.
Hee-bowed slightly as he shook
hands with the L. G. So I did.
And when my head went down,
my eye was caught by something.
A big, fat flap of red-striped flan-
nelette pyjama pants, draped over
lay shoe, It had slipped out of
my sock, Where '1 stuff them so
they won't show,
* *
There followed 20 minutes of
acute anguish, in that huge re-
ception moth of beauty and
gallantry, before I could find a
place to crouch And re-stuff them,
And it took me three days to in-
duce wife to recognize my
presence on earth. * *
She would agree to go to the
convention this rear only when I
promised to wear my pale gray
pyjatria bottoms, instead of the
red-striped flannelette,
matron of honour for, her sisteri
and wore sapphire blue imported .1.
velveteen,,, fashioned with a high
front neckline, low V in the back.
and three-quarter length shirred
sleeves. A pleated cummerbund
was worn above a full unpressed
pleated skirt.
Miss Gale Wilson, Brussels, was
bridesmaid and Miss Esther Mer-
rill, Clinton, daughter of Mr. and'
Mrs. Ross Merrill was flovvergirl.
Frank Wilson, BrusseTs, was
groomsman, and Scott Wilson,
Brussels, was ringbearer. Gary
Wilson ushered.
The bride's mother received
guests in the church parlour in
green crepe with satin cummer-
bund, brown and beige accessories
and a corsage of bronze roses,
KM Fisher wore white sheath
with large black flowers and black
cummerbund', and a corsage of red
roses. ,
For, 'a wedding trip to Niagara
Falls .and the United States, the
bride donned a blue sheath with
black coat and white 'accessories
and a corsage of red rosebuds.
Upon' their return they will live.
on the groom's farm at RR 4,
Goderich.
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Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
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Phone HUnter 2-7010 Clinton
G. B. CLANCY
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(successor to the late A. L.
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For appointment phone JA 4-725i
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 1115 '2-9677
CLINTON, ONTARIO
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CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, February 12, 1920
W. T. Hawkins, J. Reid, E. 'G.
Hall, Thomas Hardy and W. Mutch
attended the IOOF meeting at
Brumfield.
Mrs. Alex. Neilans was called
to Sarnia owing to the illness • of
her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Brown.
Charles Shanahan has, purchas-
ed the 80-acre farm of Charles
Lindsay on the Base Line, and will
be a producer this year. Mr. and
Mrs. Shanahan'will continue• to live
in town.
James Snell was appointed a
Director of the Canadian Sheep
Breeders' Association, at the an-
nual meeting held in Toronto.
This week the Scrutineers at the
recent Provincial election received
their money. The printers, who
printed the voters' lists nearly six
months ago, are still looking.
Read in one of the gossip col-
umns the other day that Cary
Grant, the moyieactor, made a
special trip by-jet 6,000 miles to
Hong Kong, to see his tailor, The
item went on: "Cary thinks this
particular Oriental suitmaker is
the best in the world, and is
anybody going to argue with
Cary?"
* *
Not me, , Madame, Considering
that item calmly, I could only
come to the conclusion that Cary
and I have a lot different things
on our mind's. And I don't say
that in envy. I have a perfectly
good ,suit. As far as I'm concern-
ed, it's just as 'good as the day I
got it, four years ago, '
,„ * >a
Every year about this time
there's a newspaper convention,
and every year it takes me about
three weeks to talk my,..wife-into
going. She can't go because she
hasn't anything to wear. "So buy
yourself a dioss," I say. Turns
out she has a dress, but she
doesn't have a fur coat. That
brings that conversation to an
abrupt halt.
*
Then she tries to' make me feel
like a heel with the old reverse
psychology. "I can't possibly ask
mother to keep the children again.
And you know how worn out we
are after a convention. I haven't
a stitch to wear except that old
black thing. My ironing iS three
weeks behind. I simply can't go,
in fact I don't even want to go.
Why don't you go alone? You'd
enjoy getting away from us all
for a couple of days." *
This I get at lunch hour, for
exarhpl- e. I .am supposed to reply:
"Now, come oh, sweetie. Your
mother won't mind having • the
kids. It does us good to get away.
That black dress looks terrific.
Don't worry ,abotit your ironing.
You know I ,wouldn't go without
you." What I say is: "O.K." When
I get home at six, she has a
dress ripped apart, her mother
lined up, and is desperately iron-
ing clothes for the whole family
for the weekend,
*
This year, she tried a new gim-
mick. Instead of that timeworn
antic about having nothing to
wear,. she assured me, with some
coldness, that I was so shabby
she wouldn't be seen with me at a
ragpickers' rally, -let alone a con-
vention Of urbane, well-groomed
newspaper editors.`.* f•
This was. unfair and she knew
it. I have 'that good gray suit,
I have a genujne Harris tweed
jacket, made in Montreal, that
got at the same time, the year
we went to that convention down
east, about '56. And a good stout
pair of black shoes, resoled ri.
couple of titne, but taking a nice
shine, that I bought for the Sarno
trip.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1960