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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1960-03-10, Page 2fog ';2 -Clinton News-Record—Thursday, March 10, 1960 ditorials RETAIN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT? THE SERIOUS problem of whether or not to retain capital punishment as Peet of Canada's law, Is at Present before' the. members of parlia- ment 'at Ottawa, Already two full days of debate have been devoted to the subject and Prime Mine aster I)iefenbalcer has piloted third day for the purpose, in order that all those members who wish to, may etate their opinions, The topic is many-sided, But it deals with the essentialS—life and death. No one who has sat in e court room and heard a man sentenced ter be "hanged by the neck until he is dead" can fail to have en opinion. There has been enough said about capital ptieishment, op the radio, on IV and in the daily press, that probably no one in Canada has failed to fern an opinion: Along with other weeklies in Canada, the Clinton News-Record has undertaken a ,survey (by mail) of the opinions of the people who read this particular weekly newspaper. Full details appear on page one. Some people favenr complete abolishment of the depth penalty—they claim that because one person has been killed, it benefits nothing for society 'to condone another killing. They 'claim that the supreme penalty is no deterrent to other murder. Others ask, "What about the safety of police- men and jailers, if prisoners forsee no death Penalty if keepers of the peace be murdered ?" These persons favour retaining the death penalty, only for treason, premeditated murder and Murd- er of police officers and jailers on duty. Still others say, "Put yourself in the place of the victim, and the victim's family, The murd- erer should suffer equally with his victim.° These folk favour the death peeatty in all cases of murder, Which opinion do yOu hold ? Business and Professional — Directory -- row 041,- 40 YEARS 'AGO cumxor NEWS,,BECORD Thursday, Mars* 11, 1020 Frank, Penn,chaker, who went to Toronto • recently; has taken a position with et. H, Thempson, druggist, earner. 'of Yoege and St, Clair. Before departure the members ofethe Paetime Club Pre,- Sented Frank with a handsome pair of cufflink. Miss Minpie McCartneY, De- troit, is visiting her brother, A, McCartney, Clinton, and heir' sis- ter, Mrs. G B, Hanley of the London Road, Ball & Atkinson have bought out J. Dunforcl's furniture and undertaking business. The tictore is closed for stoactakint "at the present. Roy Plemsteel arid ,I. Higgins attended the thoroughlered steak sale in. Guelph last week. Charles Manning' is moving this week from his home in Londes- boro to the fart recently purchas- ed from J. Quigley. • T. Leppington 'is now working for S. G., Cattle, George Middleton, son of Mr, C, G. Middleton, has taken a Posi- tion in Hovey's' Drug Store, 40 YEARS- AGO , CLINTON NEW ERA , Thursilay, March 11, 1920 The transfer of the Doherty Property •and charter to el'. F. Sherlock and W. N, Manning, proprietors of the Sherlock-Man- ning Piano Company of London, was a cash transactione and they will now dictate ehe policy and decide on the seproducts of the firm. Operations commenced on January 8, under the new firm, The first annual Western On- tario interscholastic athletic meet will be held at Queen's • Park, Londen, under the auspices of the Western University Athletic As- sociation. - Calvin and Milton Streets, Tor- onto, were called home to attend the funeral of -their aunt, the late Miss leleDonald. Miss Minlu Pinning left for Brantford where she has accepted a position in the Crompton De- partment store, J. R. Andrews and family, Win- nipeg, are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Andrevvs, Clinton Mr. Andrews is a newspaper man on the staff of the Winnipeg Vree Press., ' It' took a lot of planning, but I wangled a 36-hour leave the other weekend. It was the first time in about 'two years that I'd been off the reserve without the family hanging around my neck -like an albatross: It was nicely eceomplished, if I do say it. I had to see a man in the city about a dealeBeing an old and cunning hutband, I let on to the family that I could see my man any weekend. This lulled my wife into a false sense of security, and she started planning our week- end in the city. * Waiting, until conditions were ideal, I struck. She didn't have her hair done, one -of the kids had a cold, and our favourite baby-sitter wasn't available. So I arrived home from work on Thursday looking depressed, told her I'd just had a 'phone call frorn• my 'man, that he was leaving on Monday for a month in the west, that I had to go •down the next day or -the deal was off, and wasn't it a shame. * * * She couldn't do much but urge Me to go. I protested that it wouldn't be any fun going alone. "You go on, now", she pressed, "it's important and anyway would- n't you like to get away from us all fora 'day?" That's like ask- ing,an alcoholic whether he'd like a drink. But I was smart enough to protest enough to keep her on the offensive until she got a little sore at my stubbornness. * I finally gave in reluctantly, and after she's searched my bag to make sure I hadn't any liquor, I went off, waving wistfully back- wards at Draughty Windows. I've never seen the old place so .pic- turesque, the garbage cans sil- houetted on the stem banks, the 'icicles -forming a pipe-organ effect over the door, in which Stood the little women, her brow darkening as she simultaneously waved and wondered whether she's been con- ned again. * * * That's when you really feel your age — When 'you leave home and loved ones on a 36--hour pats, Nor- mally, I feel about 54, but that day I felt every one of my 39 years as I belted gleefully through a blizzard to catch the train, * When I arrived at Union Station, 25 YEARS AGO CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, March 14, 1985 Clinton Colts emerged with a one-goal lead over Durham after a ,silty minute exhibition that left nothing to be desired from the spectaters' point of view. The teams were Very evenly Mat- ched. , 1,200 'fans left the arena Well satisfied with the game, Holmesville YPU met with. Al- yin Coe, missionary convener, in charge, A guitar and vocal sel- ection was contributed., ley "Nor- Man Trewartha, MSS Marjorie Glidden gave -the topic. Flue) Middleton, who is atten- ding Toronto University, spent the weekend with his parente, Mr, and Mrs. C. B. Middleton, Goder- ich Township. Ian McLeod, 'agricultural rep- resentative for Huron, was guest speaker at the Porter's Hill Men's Club meeting. TwO other speak- ers from OAC, Guelph, •spoke on field husbandry and fertilizer. Showing at the Capital Theatre, Goderich: Joe Penner in: "Col- lege Rythm", with Lanny Ross and Helen Mack. 10 YEARS AGO CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday'? March 9, 1950 Dr, G. S. Elliott, reeve of Clin- ton, was named to the post of meat and food inspector for God- erich, at $1,800 per annum. The' children of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Sunday School were entertained by •a jolly old-fash- ioned, sleigh ride, drawn by Len Hunter's team. Last week 188 children from Wesley-Willis Sun- day School enjoyed a similar treat. Decision• was made to proceed with roofing of the grandstand in Community Park, to he completed in time for Old -Home Week. A special grant of $2,500 has been' received and the Athletic Field Board (formerly known as the Park Board)" has a balance of $500 from 1949. Due to terrific electric shocks caused by static during a storm, the Bell' Telephone girls were for- ced to wear rubber gloves in han- dling the plugs on the switch board. Miss Helen Taylor, local Bell representative, told the News-Record that the number of calls increases directly with the intensity of the storm. On Thurs- day last -there were no, less than. 8,108 local calls and 601 long dis- tance calls. .••• I found it was the weekend the big snow had hit the city. About 200 people were waiting for cabs, and none in sight. Undaunted, full of good cheer, I was about to head for the subway, when I saw an old -gentleman talking to the cab dis- patcher in great distress. In my kindly Canadian way, I enquired why they were screaming at each other in fractured ' English. The old chap was in a flap. He was a stranger in the city, spoke al- most no English, wanted to get to his hotel three -miles away and couldn't get a taxi. * *, I made it known that I'd see he got there, via subway. Tears of gratitude filled his' eyes when he understood. As we emerged from the statiese 'me carrying his heavy bag ,a taxi pulled up to disgorge a passenger. My gentle old corn- (Continued on epage five) William Norman received :world neet week that he had mas9d; tiOrd class .Stattiodery examtrigt4op, and been War.d•'- ed veritricate, Miss. Eleanor . Yeo, nurse-in-training .4 the Royal Vietenia Hospital„ Mo'ntrea'l, .spent the weekend with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Frank Yee, Miss Mary Helen .)i•eo„ student' at Stratford Teacher's College,. spent the weekend with her pase eats, Mr, and Mrs. Jack Yeo. ,01,141410,111114.00....WINfIMINNNININININIMMINAI ,. INSURANCE E. HOWARD. Hayfield Phone Hayfield 53 r 2 Ontario. Automobile Association Car - Fire - Accident Wind Insurance If you need Insurance, I have a Policy "Hal" Hartley Annuities — All Types of Life Term Insurance Canada Life Assurance Co. Phone HU 2-6693 10-tfb Insure The Co-Op Way AUTO,: ACCIDENT : FIRE , WIND : LIABILITY : LIFE P. A. ROY HU 2-9357" Rattenbury St. W. CO-OPERATORS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE and-REAL ESTATE Representative: Sun Life Assurance Co. of Cana& Phones: Office HU 2-9747; Res. HU 2-755? Salesman: Vic Kennedy Phone Blyth 78 THE McKILLOP MUTUAL t FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Seaforth• Officers: President, John Le Ma-lone, Seaforth; vice-president, John H. McEwing, Blyth; secretary- treasurer, W. E. Southgate, Sea- forth. Directors: John H. McEwing; Robert • Archibald; Chris. Leon- hardt, Bornholm; Norman Tre- wartha, Clinton; Wm. S. Alexand- er, Walton; Malone, Seaforth; Harvey Fuller, Goderich; J. E. Pepper, Brucefield; Alistair Broad- foot, Seaforth Agents: Wm. Leiper, Jr., Lond- esboro; J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; James Keyes, Seaforth; Harold Squires, Clinton. Mrs, Jack 'Yeo, Mrs. Heitry Oudmere, ,Mrs: Elmer . Potter end Mrs. Frank MeCtOlonghe attended Street C Wed:Z*0:Vlinten, ij t ri :nureb, C Miss Helen Potter,. teacher ah 0altridge Acres, London, vyfas with her parents, Mr: and hirer Potter, over last .Weaker4 Miss Frances MeCtilloggh, etue dent nurse at the Atkinson School of Nursing, Toronto. Western .goq, Wel, 6Pet. the weekend with. her father arid mother, Mr, and Mee Frank McCullough. wiromwr.444•••••6~....;•.;••••Now. HAIR DRESSING CHARLES HOUSE OF BEAUTY Cold Waves, Cutting, and. Styling King St., Clinton Ph: HU'2-7085 C. D. Proctor, Prop. OPTOMETRY .1. E, LONGSTAFF Goderich Street—Near Clinio . Seaforth: Daily except Monday 8c Wednesday-9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m: to' 12.30 p.m. Thursday evening by appointment only. Ground Floor---Parkint Facilities 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 (succe,sr 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 litU 2-9677 CLINTON.. ONTARIO REAL ESTATE LEONARD G. WINTER Real Estate ,and Business Broker High Street — Clinton Phone HU 2-6692 REVS Of IfOLKESVILLE SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (Bill) B. T. Smiley) TRAVEL AGENCY TOURS ANOTHER GUY CONVERTED TO THE SOFT SELL GALBRAITH RADIO & T.V. TELEVISION SERVICE Phone HU 2-3841 VOTE ((YES" ON ALL THREE QUESTIONS ON MARCH 23 LIQUOR LICENCE ACT VOTE Published by the Clinton Citizens Local Option Revision Committee A. M. HARPER and COMPANY CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 33 HAMILTON STREET GODERICH TELEPHONE JA 4-7562 Clinton News-Record L A SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance—Canada and Great Britain: $3.00 a year United States and Foreign; $4,00; Single Copie6 Ten Cents Authorized as Second elaiis mail,. Post Office Department, Ottawa THE CLINTON 0I 411 4C NEW' ERA THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Amalgamated 1924 Published every Thursday at the Heart of Huron County Clinton, Ontario Population 3,00G- • A. L COLQUHOUN, Publisher WILMA D. DINNIN, Editor OUTLETS IN CLI FOR THIS newspaper to advise its readers in -Clinton how to mark their ballots in the corning liquor vote,, would be unnecessary. We have made available to both sideS of the ques- tion, the space in the paper in which to state their case. More than that we will not attempt, • However, we do not see in the vote any suggestion that it means `"to drink, or not to' drink". All the vote, Will decide is—whether those who wish to drink will be able to buy in Clinton, or -whether they will have to buy from stores a number of miles away. There,is no law against drinking. At present the supply of liquor is as •close as the telephone. Beer or stronger spirits may bee obtained by anyone of age (and with the-money to pay foe it), who wishes to order through any one of a number of sources. He may drive to the source of supply and after _ buying, tan bring his pur-* chase home with him in his own car, provided he doesn't oped the bottles until he gets home. ' The vote must decide only whether he fav- ours the establishment of government stores in Clinton. In other words, whether he wishes\ to make it possible for those who wish to:buy spirits for drinking at home to buy at a store in town, In the second ballot—for dining room lounge 'licences the voter must decide whether he wish- es it made legal for those who eat at -the hotel er 'at a ereastaurant, to order beer, or liquor With his meals. We -understand that eating establishments must comply with certain 'regula- tions in order to gain .a• licence, even if this 1second ballot is carried. (Wingham Advance-Times) DOUBTLESS there are many wino still re- gret that • Huron and Perth counties . voted •to alter their controlling legislation where the sale 'of alcoholic beverages are concerned. If so they may find some consolation in the fact that al- ready police officers in the two counties have been able to secure convictions against persons -who insist on carrying beer and liquor in their 'ears or consume such beverages• in places other (Goderich Signal-Star) RATED AS "not essential", a pillow ampli- fying system for,bed care was "pared off" the original estimates for the Huron County Home. It was no doubt one of several things abandoned in an effort to bring the total cost of the new addition in line with that approved by the pow- ers that be. Now, with -construction work already under way, it is thought by some that this system should be in. And if it is to be •in, it will have to be installed right away before the walls are Plastered in. Otherwise installation later will • be, more costly. The Lions Club of Clinton has taken it upon themselves to do an emergency job. They Seek to raise $6,000 to have this work done. They are counting on help from service clubs through- out the county. On Friday night a - delegation {Uxbridge -Times-Journal). •A CANADIAN just returned from a visit to England brings back the following priceless (in more than one sense of the word,) •true story. Into a quiet little country town''' there ir- rupted Big Business •in the shape of an ultra- :modern store. To mark the opening, the manager ;announced on great posters. Reduction in Bacon Prices! From 4s.6d to. 4s.3d. Opposite the big store there was a dreamy 'little general store the owner of which immedi- ately replied with the announcement of Bacon Reduced 4s. The next day the big store proclaimed a, Startling Reduction! Bacon 3s.9d! Across the way, the little shop answered with a reduction to 3s.6d. So it went on until with the small NTON; • OR NOT! On the third ballot, the voter must decide whether he wishes the Legion and Fish and Game Club to be able legally to continue to oper- ate their bans, as they both have done for several years, illegally, under the Canada Temir- mance Act. Thal isn't what that third ballot sounds like, but that's what it means essentially to Clinton people. _ Actually that .third ballot legalizes cocktail lounges, Clinton appears to be a very unlikely spot for such outlets except as, carried on by private clubs' as mentioned above. The cost of drinking in standard cocktail lounges appears• too great to attract many customers in this area. The amount of money available for alcoholic i beverages seems to have a good deal of bearing on the amount of consumption. A recent survey taken by the Globe and Mail showed that it was money that increased consumption, rather than the number of outlets. These are observations on the state of affairs in Clinton. If the •three ballots receive a 60 percent majority, we forsee no change in the availability of liquow and beer, over the period prior to the repeal of the CTA. One exception is that the -hotel may (or may not) apply for and receive a licence to serve with meals. _ However; Clinton• • has added control over 'teenage drinking, drinking in cars, having in places other than residence, higher fines for bootlegging, etc., which the Ontario Liquor Act gives, than their own homes. An active campaign appears to be under way at the present time to -weed out the boot- leggers in this area and if it is successful, the change in legislation will certainly not be without its redeeming features. • Fines levied against offenders so far have been stiff and it may be assumed that there will be a resultant drop in illegal consumption. There is an old saying in government circles that no law is of any real value unless it •is enforcible. from the Clinton club made an appeal before the Goderich Lions Club. The appeal was given favourable -consideration and a decision is to be made later at a Goderich Lions Club executive meeting. Possibly it will result in a Lions County' wide, project. Whether it is that or Whether the money comes from service clubs of all kinds is immaterial. The important thing is to raise the money—and raise it fast. When it is rem.; embered the pleasure •that such a system Would bring 'to people in the sunset years of their life, it should be a project to put through with- out hesitation. The County Home'residents, while lying in bed, can tune in to church services, concerts, etc., and control the volume to suit their own particular: need. It is' surely a most worth- while project and could only be fully appreciated if one were to find oneself a Huron County Home resident in need of entertainment to pass away the lingering' hours. shop's poeters offering bacon at 2s, a pound, the manager of the store went over and saw the "little man". "Look here!" said the manager. "We can't go • on like this! We shall cut each other's- throat!" • "Oh, I can carry on!" said the little man, "I'm not worried." The manager was curious, "Look," he said, "tell me, as man to man, how do you do it?" "Ah well," said the little Man, "that'd be telling! We all have our trade secrets, yott know." The manager was bewildered. "Be a good fellow, and tell me!" he urged. "All right," said the little man. "I will,, I don't sell bacon." ACTION UNDER LAW WORTHWHILE PROJ ECT FOR THE AGED HOW IT'S DONE