HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1960-04-14, Page 2Letters to the Editor 40 From Ow•. Early Files The Editor, Clinton News-Record, Clinton, Ont. Dear Madam: It has peen with much anxiety and sorrow of 'heart, 110 I be- held frerh a distance the demoli- tion .and removal of 'the last bar- tier, legal 1?arrier, to "free flow of -alcoholic beverage" in Huron County. What .d.eceit, was published from ,various ehannele, "at last we haVe contra". Alcolipl is un- controllable. How do I idioW? It is manifest on every, hand. Thl. euggested establiehnient in on- tario of a one billion dollar fund, to study alcoholism in December 1957, wasted it to be a provincial problem then. 'Drinking drivers area hazard on our roads, During seven years in the RCAF, the demoralizing effect of alcohol was very evident, as many men and women were carried down under its influence, until duty, personal pride and ,deport- ment were neglected. during the last war beeause malnutrition, for 0110$tiallilty causes us to be a brother's keep- er, barring or preventing .his flowrifall, by not allowing zany poisonous substances to he left within reach, plus pointing him to our God, by whom we live tempera-WY, in the Spirit, eating or thinking nothing by which this, His 'temple, may be defiled or .darnaged. I challenge each of you to pre, sent your body unto God, which is your reasonable service. tour sincerely, Pastor L. Sweigard, Churchill, Man., April 7, 1960. 40. Y4 •S AGO vp[Ni§N Now omt!, 101.40,044 Aplit 10, 1940 Thee Freirdin has purchased the brick epitege in which he is. living op Huren Street. T, Holloway has purchased the Palace block, better known as 'the Hodgen Store, The new owner has the community specn-, lating as to what his future plans are with the building. iVir Weatherwax and children, of r gx llia, are visitors with the former's parents, Mx, and We, Pavia Calitelon, Despite unfavourable weather, the 1.5th annual Spring Show was a success. Secretary' A. J. Mc- Mut~ray is real live wire and has now filled the office for six years, If we were to prognostic- ate in reference to Secretary Mc- Murray we would say, "He is des- thied to elleth the ladder of sue, cess.". His Lordship the Bishop of Hu- ron will visit Exeter on May 24 for the perpose• of receiving the colors of the 161st Battalion which are to be deposited in the Trivitt Memorial Church, HAVE A HAPPY EASTER! -2$ YEARS AGO pl4NicoN Nows.uovogo liT§04:yr, 4pril: 14, 'TPP Miss jene Stephenson, Gode- rich Township, spent the weekend as the guest of Miss Nora Stew- art of Stanley. Miss Margaret Plutesteei Was up from the London University for the weekend. Mr, and Mrs. Gordon L. Hall and .family, Cayuga, motored up last weekend, Me. Hall returned home Sunday aftern004 but Mrs. Hall and two children are remain- ing for a longer visit. II Areld Scotebmer, -OAC, Guelph, was at his home in Bay- field for the weekend, Kenneth Elliott has, completed his course in dairying at the OAC and has taken his diploma. He al- so carried off a prize in market milk contest, Mrs. Charles Glee/. has rented her farm on the Huron Road, East, to Arnold Jamieson, who gets im- mediate possession. Mrs. Glew noes to London, where her two daughters, Misses 1Viadelon and Olive are employed, and has ta- ken an apartment- there so that they will 'be together. TRAIN Two' YOUNG The Editor Clinton News-Record: We notice that CDC' is in the process of hiring the teaching staff for the 1960-61 academic year, This would seem to 'us a propitious moment to bring to the fore once more, the possibility of installing some sort of delver- training course -as part of the eurriculum. We are all aware that the cost of such a venture could be almost prohibitive, but only almost. Any- . thing that is worth having is wor- tih paying for, and we would firm- ly contend that a driver-training course at the Collegiate would be a decided asset both to them and in the community. Aside from the usual consider, ations, we would like to suggest that such -a course might act as a partial preventative in years to • come of future samples of "Hot- rodde•rs" who run regularly on: the local "drag strip," This is not to say that all youthful drivers in- dulge in this dangerous practice. Some younger drivers. are ,among those whom 'we respect the most. But if some others lost their lic- ence it would' bring from us noth- ing but a sigh of relief. The thought perhaps idealistic, that a driver-training program could train our youth to have pro- per respect for their cars, their fellow drivers and. 'themselves, is to our mind the strongest argie /Tient for such a program, Editorials . . I ask God to have mercy on you, who have now placed the cup, glass, or bottle within the ready reach of our future leaders. Your vote in favour of any out- let is proof to all that your love of God, His Word, and commun- ion with Him in prayer in the Spirit, are lost, and we now have a den of thieves in place of a "House of Prayer", being deceiv- ed, "for at last, it (alcohol), biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder": Proverbs 23:32. Come on, "snake charmers", you have it loose now, let's see you control this tool of Satan, Which drives women and children to tears, even in this northern settlement of 1,500 population. Why? because as high as $6,000 per holiday weekend, in Churchill alone, is spent on that which satisfieth not. The Canadian Bank of Com- merce, Toronto, estimated expen- ditures for Canadians, 1959, of alcohol and tobacco reached one billion, four hundred and ninety- five million ($1,495,000,000) of their disposable • income, or over six percent. Let us rid the Dominion of these curses, as terrible as dope, by returning to Jesus Christ for salvation and scriptural living, by which the Canada Temperance Act was established, only let it be for all of Canada. This alone would accomplish the establishment of good health, in this fair Dominion, a concern of many medical men, who turned down thousands of young men MONEY FOR SCHOOLS 10 YEARS AGO CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, April 13, 1950 Mrs. R. H. F. Gairdner return- ed to her home in the village of Bayfielcl after having spent the winter in Tdronto. Little Miss Katie Scott arrived on Monday to spend Easter with her grandmoth- er. One of Clinton's premier bird lovers, Jabez Rands, reports that the bluebirds are with us again. Generally speaking, our feathered friends have returned about ten days to two weeks later than normally. With snow blanketing the ground and no growth yet, the announcement that the trout season will open 16 days from to- day seems a bit optimistic. Police investigation revealed that a new pick-up trick, minus license plates and with its speedo- meter registering only 161 miles, found parked on Huron Street in Clinton, was the property of Goderich Motors, Goderich. It had been stolen from a parking lot outside the garage building, al- though the keys were inside the garage at the time and the truck had not been missed. 40 YEARS AGO CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, April 15, 1920 Harold Biggins of Uxbridge spent the holiday with his mother, Mrs. R. Govier. Mr. • and Mrs. John Lawson, Stratford, were the guests of the former's aunt, Mrs. Frank Gibbs, during the Easter vacation. They were on their honeymoon. Lee McConnell, Stanley Town- ship, had the misfortune to• get his arm badly cut with an ax in the bush one day recently. Mrs. Bart Levis, Clinton, spent Sunday with her father and moth- er, Mr. ,and Mrs. John McKinley of the Goshen Line, Miss A. Brigham, Londesboro, returned to her teaching duties at Highgate. Clarence and Harold Kilty re- turned to Toronto after spending Easter at their home in town. The Canadian Express office will move shortly from the "Pal- ace Block", Which has been sold, to the "idway". The express people are good neighbours and we commend them to the new community. They should add dis- tinctly to the respectability of that famous thoroughfare. D. C, Toronto, Ontario, April 9, 1960. 0 Europe is the smallest of the world's continents. GUNTON taxpayers are pretty well re- signed to the fact that their schools will cost them quite a tidy sum in taxes this year. While in town last year only $15,000 was needed for the collegiate and $48,000 for the public school (a total of $63,000) this year the collegiate will need $29,000 and the public school $65,000 (a total of $94,000), Now if you ea`n accept a few more figures: a mill levied in Clinton brings into the tax collector's office about $2,200. That means that our levy in Clinton for school purposes will be about 42 mills. The entire tax levy for all pur- poses last year was 72' mills, of which nearly 30 mills 'was for schools. With those figures -behind us, we can get down to the pOints we were planning to make two paragraphs ago. We sympathize with the town council when they question the amount of money being spent by the two school ,boards„ We can sympathize with them 'especially, when we realize that some of the projects they had in mind when they made addresses on nomination night last year, may suffer because of these expenses. But we can also sympathize with the school boards, as they go about the task of finding a middle course, pleasing to the parents of the children; pleasing to the teachers who continual- ly strive to hold their income at a level in keep- ing with their training in a rising economy; and pleasing to the taxpayers. Of course school board members are taxpayers, too. Ontario people have put education in such a position that if a person dares to criticise the 'CANADA—A. BOWL OF, SALAD costs of it, they are in turn condemned for being against progress and willing to let the Russians get ahead of us, If we were to put the same emphasis upon quality of education as we do upon high Cost of education—then the results would be some- thing to be proud of. We believe there is something faulty in the attitude of the School Act which considers the requests the boards make for money, as being "requisitions". That has a connotation to us, which rings of some buck private getting his daily rations from quartermasters stores. It's probably quite proper and all, but it does have that peculiar ring about it, for us. Somehow there must be a better way of making this requisition, than just sending a note down to the town hall by messenger, saying "this is what we want". Our suggestion would be that when the public school board decides that it needs $17,000 more money this year than last, that the chair- man and one other make a trip down to the meeting of town council—or at least to see the finance committee of that body, and explain the situation. We would suggest that when the collegiate board suddenly decides that this year it needs $14,000 more than it got last year, that the member appointed by the town council, Possibly along with the chairman, make the request and explain the situation That seems' a fair solution for future years. It seems the gentlemanly thing to do, regardless of what the School Act says. SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (Bill) B. T. Smiley) Business and . Professional — Directory — A lot of women smell their eight days. That night lying in bed thinking lecherously of my bar, I was overcome by lust, snat- ched it from under the pillow, and gnawed and snarled my way through it, to the accompaniment of piteous protests from my roommates. I was sick shortly and lost the works, to their de- light. But I have never been cas- ual about food since those days. * * * Besides this, I have a feeling, instilled in me as a child, that waste is a sin. There was, no waste at our house. Leftover por- ridge, for example, went into the big pot of soup always simmering, and gave it body and flavour. In the depths of the depression, my mother invented a new kind of hash, a popular dish in those days. She replaced the meat in the hash with skins of baked potatoes, put through the grinder. It Lsoked like real hash, was filling, and with a liberal sloshing of home- made chili sauce, was palatable. Those were the days when you went to the butcher and asked if he had any bones for the dog. He gave you some good, meaty bones, for nothing but an ironic smile, and you took them home 'arid made soup of there. Now, of course, you ask the butcher for a soupbone and he gives you some dogbones and charges you for them. That's 'progress, You should hear my Smart-alee kids When I tell them things like that. "Bat that 'wail in the lilad Old Days, bad. Haire another plete of thicken," they taunt.' A. M. HARPER and COMPANY} CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 33 HAMILTON STREET GOOERICH TELEPHONE JA 4-7562 HAIR DRESSING CHARLES liousE 9F BEAUTY Cold Waves, Cutting, Styling 74 Victoria Street Clinton Phone HU 2-7065 C. D. Proctor, Prop. • husband's breath when -he comes home after a night out, Not my wife. She just makes me turn out my pockets. Oh, the doesn't make a big fuss. She quietly takes the buttered •buns, the bits of cheese, and the slices of meat wrapped in a serviette, throws them in the garbage, and leads me off to bed. We were 'at a cold meat sup- per recently, sponsored by a wo- men's organization. The Old Girl was as nervous as a mother with a kleptomaniac child. She saw the tell-tale glitter in my eyes when I was confronted by those plates piled with sliced meat, those stacks of fresh, home-made bread, and she watched me like a hawk. OPTOMETRY fast to their signatures, that which identifies them, and yet all these minorities working to- gether give Canada a unity in diversity. -This is the idea of a salad. Into a salad these days goes dozens of ingredients. These are tossed together, mixed, covered with a dres- sing, mayonnaise, olive oil and vinegar, or one of a dozen other dressings. The lettuce is still lettuce, the celery still celery, the tomatoes ,are tomatoes, but the salad is something more than these. It is a tasty and healthy dish. This is Canada. Each group may still hive its way of life, an interest brought from one land or another from which the group has come. It may be an interest in art, in home decorations, in a way of worship, or any one of a thousand distinguish- ing characteristics. Canada benefits from these differences. Rs own culture is enriched by them. This is as it should be. • But the need, to encourage explorations within our own nation is very much with us. It is an essential thing for Canada's well4aeing, PUBLICITY aimed at the people of Canada . . is again being sent out by the departments of travel and' publicity ,of the provincial and federal governments. It seems rather a paradox that taxpayers dollars should be spent by their governments to encourage the taxpayers to travel in their own land, and get to understand the many wonderful sights and places in ;the Dominion! John re: White of the Imperial Oil Limited refers to Canada, not as a melting pot, but as a bowl of salad. And this may well be one good reason why Canadians need education about Canada. Our nation is made up of peoples of many races, cultures, creeds, ethnic origins. It is truly a nation of minorities and daily, people are ar- riving from many parts of the world, beginning new minority groups or adding to those already here. Today we don't figure on melting them down in the "melting pot" to make them into Canadians, but we recognize Canada as a Cul- tural Pluralism. Hundreds of minorities hold J. E. LO'NGSTAFF Goderich Street—Near Clinic 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. Ground Floor—Parking Facilities PHONE 791 SEA:FORTH Clinton: Above Hawkins Hard- ware—Mondays only-9 a.ni. to 5.30 p.m. Phone HUnter 2-7010 Clinton IMPORTANT CARD INSURA-NCE 3. 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-tf b 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. COLQUHOUNI INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE Representative: Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada Phones: Office HU 2-9747; Res. HU 2-755t Salesman: Vie Kennedy Phone tlyth 74 THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Seaforth Officers: President, John L. Ma- lone, Seeforth; vice-president, John H. MeEwing, Blyth; seeretary- treasurer, W. E. Southgate, Sea- forth. Directors: Joint H. McEwing; Robert Archibald; Chris Leon- hardt, Bornholm; Nornaan Tre-. moths, Clinton; Win. S. Alexand- es Walton; 3. L. Malone, Seaforth; Etarvey Fuller, Goderioh; J. E. 0 pepper, l§ rueefield; Alistair Broad- :oat, Seaforth ' Agents: WM. Leiper, Brod e ,Zr. Lend. sboro; /. F. ?meter, hageh; . 5elvvyn Baker, )3russels; James il <eyes, Seaforth; Harold Squires, :`,1ititon. G. ft CLANCY Optometrist — Optician (successor to' the late A. L. " Cole, optometrist) For appointment Phone JA 4.7251 Goderich PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ROT N. BENTLEY Public Accountant GODERICK Ontario Telephone JA 4-9521 Box 478 RONALD G. MeCANN Public Accountant Office "and Retidence Ftattenbury Street' EaSt Phone He 2-9677 CLtkTON, extwo REAL. ESTATE LEONARD G. WINTER al Estate and Business Broker High Street Clinton Phone }1V 2-6692 ,LO SUBSCRIPTION RATESt Payable in adVanCe—Canada and Great Britain: $3.09, a United States and Voreign: $4.00; Single Copies Ten Cents Authorized AS second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa (By Edgar A license -to drive isn't merely a card, Which those who, possess One should lightly regard, It's more than a record of color of eyes, Birth date, weight and the measure of size; It's small, but the moment you sign it you say, The rules of the road, you are pledged to obey. - A license to drive will be taken from fools Who risk life and limb by not heeding the rules; It's more than those credit cards freqtientlY flashed Clinton News-Record THE CLINTON NEW ERA THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Amalgamated 1924 Published every Thursday at the Heart of Huron COUnSY Clinton, Ontario Population 8,000 • A. L. COLQUHOUN, PUbilisher WILMA D. DINNIN, Editor A. Guest) Which show, by hotels, that your cheques will be cashed; ' You need only money such favors to gain, But a license to drive offers proof You are sane, A license to drive should Ve carried with pride, For you'd be ashamed were such favor denied. It's 'the first thing the officer asks you to Show, And without it no motorist ever Should go. It's the Simplest device that one could contrive As a symbol that you can be trusted to drive, rar * ", Finally, I had to get tricky: "Isn't she • a knockout?" I said, pointing at a young lady who was just leaving, No woman can re- sist looking. While her head was turned, I' crammed a slice of bread into my pocket. But she frisked me as soon as we ,left the hall. I lost my piece of bread, and had V> settle for a piece of her mind. On the whole, my wife is toler- ant of this aberration of mine. Sornetirnee she lets me smuggle some olives and celery quit of a posh restaurant. 13ut she draws the line when I started secreting hunks of steak or legs of fried chicken that are left. And she's nOt only humiliated but furious when / ask the Vetter fora jar in whie.h to cart off the remains of the chow halm, after 4 big Chinese meal. * * * Two influences in my life crea- ted thii habit of garnering any spare' food. Since my prisoner- of-war days, I've always had a deep-rooted fear oof going htingry. In those clay's discovered that a good, thick crust tucked away about the pereen was more tom- forting than thoughts of home, mother or country. I'ieitember one great financial coup r pulled off there. r Started With the excellent, if filthy, Shirt which wet' wearing' and hadn't had off for six weekS. /t took me a vveek, but I traded that for a cheap shirt and pair of gloveS, the gloves for cigarettes, the cig' aretteS fee an onion, the onion Per a bottle of homemade hooch and the hooch for a 'Reel Cross chocolate bar, X fondled the chodolate, wrap- ped and rewrapped it, snielled and blade out a schedule Whereby I would eat one egitere a day for * *. However, let's get to the point. There must be thousands of people who abhor waste as much OS I do. Peeple eating in restau- rants consume only about half their meal. The rest goes into the garbage, and then to the pig far- ther. suggest that when we are eat- ing out, we carry with its a pt- able plastie container, With het and cold compartments. These could be draped ever the backs of Our ebeits, like saddlebags. Ladies Could have theirs coveted in mit*, if they wished. At the end of the meal everything we had paid for bitt Mara eaten, from soup to sherbert, wOuld be dumped into the saddlebags, which would then be strapped hti under our coats. We might slosh and gurgle a bit when we walk, but it would put an end to waste, legalize tiny social vice, and We'd have a Whale of a tinie Oahe through our gar- bage When we got Nth°. GALBRAITH RADIO & T.V. TELEVISION SERVICE Phalle HU 2-3841 Poye 2 Clinton News-Rocord Thursday, Apra 14, 1960 AN elerlY INAKIINGt \\ MY WAR. THAT'. NorptiNfe• YOM *VW BEE yiye mreugyi SAM *001211130.1.4