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Clinton News-Record, 1960-04-07, Page 240 YEARS AGO VIANTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, April, 13, 1920 Three by-lawe were defeated in Clinton on Monday. The Merner flaxmill by-law had a majority but fell short of the two-thircls majority necessary to carry. The coal by-law and the Memorial by- law failed of a majority; Council and the beard of trade regret the failure of Merrier by-law, as the getting o fa flax mill in Clinton had been considered quite and acquisition, and encouragement had been given Messrs. Merrier to believe that the concessions asked would be given. The fail- ure was, however, probably due more to carelessness than any- thing else as the vote was very small. A oat attended the council meeting on Monday evening and refused to be put out. On a sug- gestion that kitty be fed, Clerk MacPherson declared it was a stray cat and not a corporation cat 'at all, so its maintenance was not included in the estimates. 40 YEARS AGO CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, April 8, 1920 Mr. Diehl of Stanley has been delivering his maple syrup to his customers in town. Up to Good Friday, Mr. Diehl had gathered 5,520 gallons of sap from 717 trees. He has been supplying syr- up to Clinton families for over 30 years, which speaks well for the quality of his produce. Clinton -tax rate rhached one of the tall peaks in the history of the town when the rate for 1920 was set at 37 millS. Council met with Mayor Cottle in the chair. Reeve Miller and councillors Mid- dleton, Langford, Nediger, Johns- ton and Wiltse were. present. A movement is underway to have a baseball league in this district consisting of Lucknow, Clinton, Seaforth, Zurich and Goderich somewhat' similar to the organization that operated some years ago. Zurich has taken the initiative and a meeting will be held shortly to further plans. 25 YEARS AGO CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Wintraday, April 4, 1935 Agricultural Representative Ian iNfreLeod has had his offices mov- ed from the :Normandie building to new quarters in the building recently perchased by Mayor Hol- mes in Albert Street, west side, and which has been remodelled to suit the purposes .of the new ten- ant. Mr, and Mrs. H. S. Turner rnov- ed last week to Goderich. Mr. Turner has been appointed to the customs office in that port. Mr. and Mrs. John W, Nediger have disposed of their house on Maple Street to Mrs. Plumtree, and are now living in the cottage vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Turner. After failing in their quest for the 0.1I.A, Intermediate "B" Championship against Whitby, our Colts came back last Friday night and .defeated Erin for the championship in the North-West- ern Hockey League, The Business- men's Association, at ' meeting on Saturday evening, decided to give the successful Clinton Colts a complimentary banquet later in the month. 10 YEARS AGO, CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, April 6, 1950 Clinton's tax rate for 1950 is 47 mills on the dollar on the new equalized assessment. This new levy compares with 62 mills on the dollar in 1949 on the old as- sessment which was approxim- ately 50 percent higher. Constable James Thompson, while walking hame from his nightly trick of duty, noticed a small animal apparently attempt- ing to make entry into front door of the News-Record office. Con- stable Thompson swung his billy and upon investigation discovered that he had killed a muskrat. The rodent turned out to be in good condition and the pelt prime. Dr. J. A. Addison, chairman of the Health and Welfare Commit- tee of Clinton Lions Club, report- ed the Easter Seal drive totalling $853 to date. Mrs. Neville Forbes spent the weekend in Welland and also vis- ited with Miss Mary Snell, Ham- ilton. ' Middel-Hoy,Weddihg Victoria Street United Church, Goderich, •deeorated with yellow and mauve 'mane, was the eet- ting on Saturday, April 2, for the wadding of Shirley Irene Hoy, daughter of Mr. .and Mrs. Robert kloy, Goderich, and Albert Jacob Goderiehl, sen of Mr. and Mrs, Reinder Middel, RR 3, Au- burn, The ceremony was Per, formed by the Rev, S. A. Moote, Goderich. Given in :marriage by her fath- er, the bride was gowned in hal- lerina-length silk organza over bridal taffeta, with scoop neck- line and elbow-length sleeves, ap- pliqued with swiss motifs, and a full skirt felling from the princess Iine waist, The lace-edged veil Was ,hgld in place by a coronet of irridesZent sequins. She carried a white prayer book topped by a mauve orchid with streamers. Miss Beverley Hoy, London, was maid of honor for her sister, wearing a ballerina-length gown of yellow silk organza over taf- feta . She carried a bouquet of mauve 'mums. Miss Annie Mid- del, RR 3, Auburn, sister of -the groom, was bridesmaid wearing mauve silk organza over taffeta and carrying yellow 'Mums. Ruth Anne Robertson, niece of the bride, was flower girl, in an, ankle-length gown of yellow net over taffeta and carrying a no,5e, gay of yellow 'rums. John IVri d d e I, Essex, was groomsman for Ine brother, Mr. Frank Bisset was soloist and Miss Dianne Vanderbgrgh presided at the organ, Ushers were George ,Robertson, brother-hr-law of the bride, and Paul Webb, Goderich. A reception was held h3 the church parlors, The bride's moth- er wore dusty-rose lace over taf- feta with navy and white aeces- sorlOs, and a .corkage of yellow roses. The groom's mother chose 'a navy silk sheath with white ac- cessories, and a corsage of pink roses. Guests were present from London, Hamilton, Essex; Detroit, and the surrounding neighbour- hood, The bride chose a light blue linen sheath with blue coat and beige accessories for travelling. Following 'a wedding trip to the United States, Mr. and Mrs. Mid- del will reside .in God'erich. [ Business and Professional — Directory — A.M. HARPER and COMPANY CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 33 HAMILTON STREET GODERICH TELEPHONE JA 4-7562 INSURANCE J. E. HOWARD. Bayfield Phone Rayner(' 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 Canada Phones: Office HU 2-9747; Res. HU 2-7551 Salesman: Vic Kennedy Phone Blyth 78 THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Seaforth Officers; President, John L. Ma- lone, Seaforth; vice-president, John H. McEwing, Blyth; secretary- tfroerthasure: r, W. E. Southgate, Sea- Directors: John H. McEwing; Robert Archibald; Chris Leon- hardt, Bornholm; Norman Tre- wartha, Clinton; Wm. S. Alexand- er, Walton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Harvey Fuller, • Goderich; J. E. Pepper, Brucefield; Alistair Broad- foot, Seaforth Agents: Wm. Leiper, Jr., Lond- esboro; 3. F. Prueter, Brodhagen; Selwyn Baker, Brussels;. James Keyes, Seaforth; Harold Squires, Clinton. HAIR DRESSING +km.. CHARLES HOUSE OF BEAUTY Cold Waves, Cutting, and Styling King St., Clinton Ph. HU 2-7065 C. D. Proctor, Prop. IINFIP.MramfrINNININ4NINNO NNIP,IP OPTOMETRY J. E. 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TELEVISION SERVICE Phone HU 2-3841 1 Clinton News-Record tis.14 4 BOiliSO11101/011 'AVMS: Payable in inivanecoada old Orbit Britain: $3.00 a year Statei and Toronto: $4.001tingle ftleit Ten Cents Ailthtori1ed beeeintl elatis Pat Office Depathatett, Ottawa THE 'CLINTON NEW ERA THE, CLINTON NEWS.RECtittri Anialgathated 104 PubliShod every Thursday at `the • Heart of Huron COlinty Cameo, Ontario — Population §,666 A L. COLOUHCitiN, Publisher • WILMA D. Dit4NIN, Editor * * Domestic science, to my ,mind, should be a course which would not only teach ghee how to make an aprott or a white Settee, but how to Make a happy` marriage. They should be taught: tolerance, forbeiarance, patiehee, silence, thrift arid hunaility;, how to run a power mower and a etolter; that money does hot groW on trees, either deciduous or tedifeleitts, Why Should their husbands have to spend the "first ten years of the marriage pounding these things into them, when they could learn it all in school? Manual training, or shoetWorie it another controversial Subject in our scheols. In my opinion, it should be taught only to those boys whose fathers have a Week- shoP in the besement My bad ulsed to- turn out levely birdlickees and things for me, While X Stood by and egged blot on With &heir& '* I think domestic science is a good thing. But I'd make sonld changes hi the course. One thing girls should be taught is to get the top off a jar of. pickles with- out going all ferns ire. They give a couple of intellectual twists at the dills, then hand the jar to big strong, husband. fl'his is good. for his ego, bad for e.his blood pres- sure, as he will invariably lose temper, sprain his wrist, and Wind up pounding the thing on the edge of 'the cupboard, cursing like a Cossack. Took part in a debate on Can- adian education, last week, and it got me thinking about the whole business. I'm afraid ' we parents don't give enough thought to the education our children are receiv- ing, and how it fits them to enter society and look the world in the eye. * * * As long as our kids come home with reasonable marks and their own rubber boots, we are happy to leave education alone. Adults imagine they have enough troub- les with the economic system, the political system and the heating system, without taking on some- thing as complex as the educa- tional system. * * * And it is complex. Start a dis- cussioh about it and you'll fined out. A lady who is known as a superb cook and homemaker, for example, will tell you flatly that teaching domestic science IS an utter waste of time, that girls should learn it at home. She has forgotten that when she was mar- ried, her piece de resistance was mushroom soup on toast, and it took her all morning to do the breakfast dishes and make one bed. foolaTIONAL AS OUR ...,LOTAT PRICES! ETER'S MODERN MEAT MARKET (Opposite Clinton News-Record) PHONE HU 24731 eekend Special: LOIN END .OF PORK PEAMEAL MIDGET ROLL PORK LIVER 49c lb. 45c lb. 29 lb. ?„P0,10 For the Most complete display of EASTER HAMS, TURKEYS, CHICKENS, DUCKS, ROAST BEEF Shop At Page 2 Clinton News-Record Thursday, April 7, 1.960 IT SEEMS inevitable that Bill 86 will eventually get its three readings and be passed through parliament. This is inveitable simply because it 'was the brainchild of the agricultural committee in a government which has an ex- tremely strong majority in the legislature, and a government which apparently expects that "every man shall do his duty" which means to "go along" with the party's policies. It was on March 17- that the Exeter Times- Advocate aligned itself strongly with the pro- ducer groups which condemned Bill 86, in these words: ' • "What does concern us is that the bill gives the government this authority without festrietion. The government is not required to justify any action it might take under the leg- islation. It does not have to substantiate any reasons it might give for taking over any marketing operation. "The bill, rather than giving the govern- ment responiible authority, provides it with full dictatorial power. * * "What Mr. Goodfellow seems to have for- gotten, it appears, is that the hog producers' board is democratically controlled, just as is his government. If the leaders elected by the pro- ducers do not operate the board properly, then the producers can replace therri, just as the voters can throw out a fraudulent government. * * "He will be surprised. No liberal-minded group likes to be treated as juveniles, as the British parliament found out when it began to dictate to its colonies to the soath of us two centuries ago." Last week written arguments defending the (Huron AT A PERIOD when Canadian are ex- * periencing an over-rapid expansion, accompan- ied by stagg‘ring trade deficits, it may not be realized that in Huron County there exists an organization that is making a Major contribu- tion towards holding the trade imbalance in check. General Coach Weeks df Canada limited, through its popular vacation trailer, is en- couraging many hundreds of Canadian families to see Canada first AlthOugh Canada hat but one-tenth the population of the United States, the balance of our tourist trade is 8200,1100,00b against It seems that Canadians in emery walk of life and from every province can hardly wait Until they arrive 'across the border on their holidays. In purchasing General Coach travel trailer's; holiday conscious Canadians were attracted by the careful design and complete eqUipment of the trailer and by the fact that With a Hensall- built it was possible for the whole family' to have a holiday for much less than otherWise would be the case. position of the government with regard to farm marketing boards were released by the Hon. W, A. Goodfellow. He sent a letter to the Times- Advocate in which he termed the above quoted editorial as "warped". Since then the Bruce-Grey-Huron hog pro- ducers met with a discouraging reception in Toronto; the second reading of the Bill has been heard, and a committee of the legislature as a whole has voted in favour of the Bill. We also stand with the producer groups who feel that the strength of Bill 86 was un- necessary. We feel it was peculiar that the agricultural committee's solicitor was safely in Florida at 'the time suggested amendmenti from farm groups were put forward, and the govern- ment's excuse that they could make no amend-, meats to the Bill without this solicitor's ap- proval, was particularly weak. ' Not only has the hog producers hoard, but all marketing boards, been elected democratical- ly and therefore are on a par with the govern- ment members themselves, but they have to face their electorate every year, while the gov- ernment is safely in their seats for years. We believe that the farm people are thinking, conscientious folk and through 'the years have shown thoughtfulness for their fellow-Canadians in many arenas of public action. While their share in the national income has declined, they have never seriously considered strike action They have plodded along, negotiating, pleading, arguing, planning—end the results are mon- umental in the face of opposition from all sides. Whatever will follow the passing of Bill 86, we knoW the rural people will do their best to continue their humanitarian ideals, Advance-Times) ario high schools, up to that time, were equip- ped to turn out only scholars. Gradually the need for recognition of the boy and girl with a bent toward manual skills rather than mental ability became felt, and courses in practical agriculture; shop Work and home economics were introduced. This latest move is the logical projection of the plan to even more sensible levels. Our _world is rapidly developing into the sort of place which provides absolutely no op- portunities for young people without education. Therefore it is obvious that our edueational sys- tem must 'be tailored to fit the varying types of students which present themselves for train- ing." Expositor) Sales of travel trailers in Canada last year totalled more than 2,000 unite, of which about 60 percent were produced in Canada. This year the industry expects the total to be increased by a further 25 percent. Hilt perhaps a still greater benefit results, and that is the opportunity which trailer travel provides Canadians to see Canada, In the pro- cess there inevitably must be a greater ap- preciation of the amazing assets Which we, as Canadiatie, PesSess, We can't help but become better Canadian citizeris as a result of an hi- creased pride in our country, which a broader knoWledge of it brings about. Rut if full advantage is to be taken of this orpparttibitY, two things trrust be done. Cana- dians Must step .up their efforts to provide suitable accommodation for travel trailers and, Set:aridly, an intensive selling job Must convince Canadians that travel in Canada equals or is better than any existing in the States. At the same time; our American friends must be en- couraged in the belief that Canada offers new delight in travel trailer holiday adventure, GOMM GOING • ••• Editorials THE INFAMOUS BILL 86 From Oar Early files • (The Wingh5n NEW COURSES in inotor . mechanics and ' electricity are to be added to the schedule at the Wingham District High School next year: The emphasis, according to the department of education, is to be pierced; on practical courses, rather than on those which fall into the "hob- by" classification. We could not agree, more heartily. All of the courses which are currently being taught in shop, home economics and such, are the re- sult of a swing to more practical forms of education which started about 25 years ago. Previous to the thirties only the very large city schools offered anything but mathematics, clas- sics, modern languages and science. Our Ont- PRACTICAL COURSES WELCOME Vacation Trailers Can Ease Tourist Trade Deficit SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (Bill) B. T. Smiley) don of his skill. But my son has a father who can't nail two boards together without making a hand sandwich of it. The kid gets a D in shopwork every term, and the house is filled up with hall-finished wall brackets and half-laced key oases. * Something I would definitely chuck right out of the system is religious instruction. It destroys the respect of children for their parents. I'm as religious as the next fellow. But it's 'a blow to parental pride to have 'the kids quiz you and find you can't get through •the Lord's Prayer and know only about four of the Ten Commandments. * * My prejudice against this course was confirmed last year, when' my daughter, aged seven, asked me how many books of the Bible I could name. So help me, all I could remember were Mat- thew, Mark, Luke and John. There was an insolent silence while I groped. T suggested Jonah. Her lip curled and I had to sit, shamefaced, while she reel- ed off, from Genesis to Revela- tions, in a triumphant singsong. * * One thing I would like to see (Continued on Page Five)